单词 | working lunch |
释义 | > as lemmasworking lunch working lunch n. a lunch during which business is discussed (cf. working dinner n.); (also) a lunch eaten while working. ΘΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > midday meal or lunch noonmeatOE noona1225 midday meala1425 noon meal?c1460 Sunday dinner1602 nooning1649 luncheona1652 noon dinner1656 nummit1777 tiffin1800 sandwich lunch1828 lunch1829 twelve hours1844 free lunch1848 midday dinner1852 Sunday lunch1854 nooning-meal1865 Mittagessen1876 business lunch1880 tray lunch1936 pub lunch1954 working lunch1954 liquid lunch1970 three-martini lunch1972 1954 Lowell (Mass.) Sunday Sun 19 Dec. 55/3 They met privately at the Hotel Matigonon, the French premier's official residence, after a working lunch with aides and deputies. 1982 R. Davies High Spirits xiii. 133 The worst of them [sc. committees] have what they call working lunches, where they are made to devour bad food and drink disgusting coffee while discussing projects from which all hope has been drained away. 1985 Guardian 1 Mar. 23/4 Individuals who want a working lunch at their desk. 2008 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 26 July a14 Chavez flew to Madrid..for a brief meeting with Zapatero and a working lunch to discuss business ties between the two countries. < as lemmas |
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