out to lunch
Example Sentences
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Office workers out to lunch got an impromptu lesson on its parts.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
"There's already a rat infestation around here now. They are coming out to lunch every day," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025
Maybe that happened before COVID, but now the stuff he's saying, it's just completely out to lunch.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025
“They’ve been out to lunch for a long time,” Robinson said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023
After practice, they’ll all go to the beach or out to lunch at one of those fancy places where you can’t go barefoot like you can at my favorite place, Saucepan Lynn’s.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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