| 单词 | free lunch |
| 释义 | free lunch in American English US Informal something beneficial that comes at no cost or that carries no obligations “there's no such thing as a free lunch” Word origin from the former practice in some saloons of offering free lunches to purchasers ofdrinksfree lunch in American Englishnoun 1. food provided without charge in some bars and saloons to attract customers 2. informal something given with no expectation of repayment, service, responsibility, etc In politics there's no free lunch—everyone expects favors to be repaid Word origin [1835–45]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: catch-up, cutaway, ecumenical, hot plate, hybridizeExamples of 'free lunch' in a sentence |
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