Collocation
Want to grab coffee?
An informal invitation to meet up for a short time, usually over coffee. It implies a casual, quick meeting rather than a long, formal one.
Definition
'Want to grab coffee?' is a common English collocation. An informal invitation to meet up for a short time, usually over coffee. It implies a casual, quick meeting rather than a long, formal one.
grab + coffee / a coffee
“Hey, I'm free this afternoon. Want to grab coffee?”
Examples
- After the meeting, let's grab coffee and discuss it further.
- She suggested we grab a coffee before our flight.
- I need to grab coffee; I'm feeling a bit sleepy.
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- We always try to grab coffee together on Tuesdays.
- They quickly grabbed a coffee before heading to their next appointment.
- He's hoping to grab coffee with his old mentor next week.
- If you're free, we could grab a coffee and catch up.
- "Did you grab coffee with Sarah yesterday?" "Yes, we did."
- I'm just going to grab a quick coffee before I start work.
- They plan to grab coffee and review the project proposal.
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