out to lunch
Example Sentences
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“In all likelihood, unless the president is completely out to lunch for some reason or another, either physically or mentally, the office itself functions.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
Similarly, "Pretty Vacant" conveys the emptiness of a conformist, consumer-driven society that is perpetually out to lunch.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024
“They’ve been out to lunch for a long time,” Robinson said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023
The comic took her and her family out to lunch the following month after Ms Nuttall was told the tumour had grown back and the family later brought Christmas forward after news it had spread.
From BBC • May 22, 2023
“This Jones goes out to lunch from twelve to twelve- thirty. So you come around about twelve-forty-five.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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