Collocation
kitchen table
a table in the kitchen, often used for everyday meals, homework, or casual family conversations
Definition
'kitchen table' is a common English collocation. a table in the kitchen, often used for everyday meals, homework, or casual family conversations
kitchen + table
“We ate breakfast at the kitchen table.”
Examples
- We ate breakfast at the kitchen table.
- The kids did their homework at the kitchen table after school.
- She spread the newspaper across the kitchen table.
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- Leave the groceries on the kitchen table for a moment.
- We had a long talk at the kitchen table late into the night.
- He drummed his fingers on the kitchen table while he waited for the call.
- The contract was signed at the kitchen table, not in a lawyer's office.
- Our kitchen table doubles as a workspace when the dining room is full.
- They gathered around the kitchen table to plan the trip and compare dates.
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