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    out to lunch

    US /aʊt tu lʌntʃ/

    ・

    UK /aut tu: lʌntʃ/

    A1
    adj.AdjectiveNot paying attention; unaware of what is happening.
    He seems a bit out to lunch today; I don't think he's fully aware of what's going on.
    adj.AdjectiveEccentric or crazy.
    Some people think he's a genius, but I think he's just out to lunch.

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    • They ask you to go out to lunch and you're like, no thanks, right?

      They ask you to go out to lunch and you're like, no thanks, right?

    • They ask you to go out to lunch, and you're like, "No, thanks," right?

      They ask you to go out to lunch, and you're like, "No, thanks," right?

    A2

    5 Common Idioms with 'OUT'

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    • I was out to lunch." Well, there's only one option left, so "not alert". It can also mean

      I was out to lunch." Well, there's only one option left, so "not alert". It can also mean

    • "uninformed". So if you are "out to lunch", you're not actually out eating lunch somewhere.

      "uninformed". So if you are "out to lunch", you're not actually out eating lunch somewhere.

    A2

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    • I wore it out to dinner, I wore it out to lunch.

      I wore it out to dinner, I wore it out to lunch.

    • I wore it out to dinner, I wore it out to lunch.

      I wore it out to dinner, I wore it out to lunch.

    B1

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    • But it does work to say, "Hey, I really like you, and I'd like to take you out to lunch."

      But it does work to say, "Hey, I really like you, and I'd like to take you out to lunch."

    • "And I'd like to take you out to lunch."

      "And I'd like to take you out to lunch."

    A2

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    • And then take a short lunch if you can, but, in all likelihood, your coworkers are gonna wanna take you out to lunch on your first day.

      And then take a short lunch if you can, but, in all likelihood, your coworkers are gonna wanna take you out to lunch on your first day.

    • But in all likelihood, your coworkers are going to want to take you out to lunch on your first day.

      But in all likelihood, your coworkers are going to want to take you out to lunch on your first day.

    A2

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    • to take that employee out to lunch and get to know them better. Want more tips on the

      to take that employee out to lunch and get to know them better. Want more tips on the

    A2

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    • and they get it whereas like I think of like going out to lunch with my guy friends and

      and they get it whereas like I think of like going out to lunch with my guy friends and

    • Whereas I think of going out to lunch with my guy friends,

      Whereas I think of going out to lunch with my guy friends,

    A2

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    • There are some things in here that I really like, some things in here I'm still sort of out to lunch on.

      There are some things in here that I really like, some things in here I'm still sort of out to lunch on.

    • like, some things in here I'm still sort of out to lunch on,

      like, some things in here I'm still sort of out to lunch on,

    B1

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    • We went out to lunch and well, not out to lunch.

      We went out to lunch and well, not out to lunch.

    • We went out to lunch and.

      We went out to lunch and.

    A2

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    • So Amy invited Charles out to lunch at a diner.

      So Amy invited Charles out to lunch at a diner.

    • So Amy invited Charles out to lunch at a diner.

      So Amy invited Charles out to lunch at a diner.

    B1