out to lunch
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Yesterday, we babysat our granddaughter while our daughter and her husband went out to lunch to celebrate her birthday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
"He picked on a few boys within that group, befriend us, invited us back out to lunch at his family home and slowly over the years became a sort of father figure to me."
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024
“In all likelihood, unless the president is completely out to lunch for some reason or another, either physically or mentally, the office itself functions.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
Similarly, "Pretty Vacant" conveys the emptiness of a conformist, consumer-driven society that is perpetually out to lunch.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024
“This Jones goes out to lunch from twelve to twelve- thirty. So you come around about twelve-forty-five.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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