Phrasal Verb – Eat out.
To eat away from home, usually at a restaurant, café or pub.
Eat out doesn’t take an object – you simply eat out. It’s very common when making plans: “Shall we eat out tonight?”
- “You’re such a foodie! You ate out almost every night last week!”
- “We’ve got no food in the house. Shall we just eat out tonight?”
The opposite is eat in – to eat at home.
Food and Eating Expressions:
- Continental Breakfast (Photo Vocabulary)
- Egg (Photo Vocabulary)
- Fine Dining (Photo Vocabulary)
- Fish and Chips (British Culture)
- Foodie (Slang)
- Pig Out (Phrasal Verb)
- Scrumptious (Slang)
- Whet Your Appetite (Idiom)
- Yummy (Slang)
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A phrasal verb is a verb combined with 1 or 2 small words. These small words are particles. A particle can be a preposition or adverb. The phrasal verb has a different meaning from the verb alone because the particle changes the meaning of the verb.
Frequently Asked Questions
To eat away from home, usually at a restaurant.
“Eat in” – to eat at home.
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