Grab some lunch meaning in English

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Definition

to grab some lunch, some food: to eat lunch or some food, to get something to eat idiom
-I'm going to grab some lunch. Would you like to come? -That depends on what we're going to eat.
to grab a drink to go out for a drink, to get something to drink

Examples

  • "I'm going to grab some cake, nurse."
  • "Ray : Brent, Rachid and I noticed a Taco Bell by the beach, so we decided to land the helicopter in the parking lot and grab some food."
  • "I think I'm going to grab some lunch."
Exercise 1
"Luna, how does this idea grab you?"

From the list below, choose those sentences which use the term "grab" correctly.

There may be more than one correct answer!
"Luna, how does this idea grab you?"

From the list below, choose those sentences which use the term "grab" correctly.

There may be more than one correct answer!
This sentence uses "to grab" correctly, and is a very common use of the term. To "grab (at)" in this context is to seize or snatch suddenly, quickly, or insistently. Example: "The thief just grabbed my handbag off my shoulder!".
This is an incorrect use of the term "grab". This sentence could read "Could you give/pass that hat to me please?", and would then make sense.
This is a correct way to use the term "to grab". To "grab some lunch" or "grab a drink" is to eat or drink something quickly, often on the move. Example: "Let's grab a coffee before we go to work".
This is an idiomatic use of the term "grab". We say that something is "up for grabs" when it is available, or can be taken. Example: "The position of CEO of Microtosh is up for grabs".

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