- grab a bite to eat
- eat a lunch or meal, have a bite
We were so busy we didn't have time to grab a bite to eat.
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grab a bite to eat
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a bite to eat — a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there … English idioms
grab a bite — get something to eat … English contemporary dictionary
eat — [ it ] (past tense ate [ eıt ] ; past participle eat|en [ itn ] ) verb intransitive or transitive *** to put food into your mouth and swallow it: We sat on the grass and ate our sandwiches. Don t talk while you re eating. I ve eaten too much.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
eat */*/*/ — UK [iːt] / US [ɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms eat : present tense I/you/we/they eat he/she/it eats present participle eating past tense ate UK [et] / UK [eɪt] / US [eɪt] past participle eaten UK [ˈiːt(ə)n] / US [ˈɪt(ə)n] Other ways … English dictionary
eat — verb ADVERB ▪ well ▪ We ate very well most of the time (= had lots of nice food). ▪ a lot, enough, too much ▪ He s not eating enough … Collocations dictionary
grab — 1 verb grabbed, grabbing (T) 1 WITH YOUR HAND to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or violent movement: The policeman grabbed his shoulder. | grab sth from sb: I managed to grab the gun from Bowen. | grab hold of: Kay grabbed hold… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grab — grab1 W3S3 [græb] v past tense and past participle grabbed present participle grabbing [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(with your hand)¦ 2¦(food/sleep)¦ 3¦(get something for yourself)¦ 4¦(chance/opportunity)¦ 5¦(get attention)¦ 6 how does something grab you? … Dictionary of contemporary English
grab — /græb / (say grab) verb (t) (grabbed, grabbing) 1. to seize suddenly and eagerly; snatch. 2. to take illegal possession of; seize forcibly or unscrupulously: to grab land. 3. Colloquial to affect; impress: how does that grab you? 4. Colloquial to …
grab — I. verb (grabbed; grabbing) Etymology: obsolete Dutch or Low German grabben Date: circa 1581 transitive verb 1. to take or seize by or as if by a sudden motion or grasp < grab up an ax > < grabbed the opportunity > … New Collegiate Dictionary
bite — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of biting/amount of food VERB + BITE ▪ have, swallow, take PREPOSITION ▪ between bites ▪ She tried to talk between bi … Collocations dictionary
