out to lunch
Example Sentences
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I remember going out to lunch with my parents and a friend and his parents, and it wasn’t raining so hard that we couldn’t have lunch.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
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
“Or better yet, maybe you can just take me out to lunch or something.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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