Collocation
eat lunch
Definition
to have lunch; to consume a midday meal
'eat lunch' is a common English collocation. to have lunch; to consume a midday meal
eat + lunch
“I usually eat lunch at noon.”
Examples
- I _____ lunch with my coworkers every Friday.
- She _____ lunch at her desk when she is busy.
- We _____ lunch before the meeting starts.
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- They _____ lunch at a small cafe near the station.
- He _____ lunch early because he has a 1 p.m. class.
- I _____ lunch already, so I'm not hungry now.
- Yesterday we _____ lunch in the park and enjoyed the weather.
- If you _____ lunch too fast, you might get a stomachache.
- By the time you arrive, we will have _____ lunch.
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