noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ cold , hot
▪ delicious , lovely ( esp. BrE ), nice , tasty
▪ gourmet ( esp. AmE ), hearty , slap-up ( BrE )
▪ four-course , three-course , etc.
▪ leisurely , long
▪ quick
▪ informal ( esp. BrE )
▪ heavy
▪ healthy , light
▪ sandwich ( BrE )
▪
We went for a sandwich ~ at the local bar.
▪ boxed ( AmE ), brown-bag ( AmE ), packed , sack ( AmE )
▪ picnic
▪ barbecue ( esp. BrE ), buffet , carvery ( BrE )
▪ pub ( BrE )
▪ early , late
▪ Sunday ( esp. BrE )
▪ annual ( esp. BrE )
▪
The society's annual ~ will be held next Wednesday.
▪ business , working
▪ school
▪ literary ( BrE )
▪ birthday , celebratory ( esp. BrE )
▪ fund-raising ( esp. BrE )
▪ boozy ( BrE ), liquid (= consisting only of alcoholic drinks)
▪ set ( esp. BrE )
▪
The restaurant offers a £20 set ~.
VERB + LUNCH
▪ eat , get , grab , have
▪
Do you want to grab some ~?
▪ do ( informal )
▪
Let's do ~ sometime.
▪ cook , fix ( esp. AmE ), make , prepare
▪
She fixed ~ for the whole family.
▪ order
▪ buy ( esp. AmE )
▪
Can I buy you ~?
▪ bring , serve
▪ skip
LUNCH + NOUN
▪ appointment , date , meeting , party ( esp. BrE )
▪ break , hour , interval ( BrE ), period , recess ( AmE )
▪ stop
▪
The tour includes a ~ stop.
▪ bag , box , bucket ( AmE ), pail ( AmE ), sack ( AmE )
▪ tray
▪ counter , table
▪ buffet
▪ hall , room ( esp. AmE )
▪ lady ( AmE ) ( dinner lady in BrE )
▪ things ( BrE )
▪
I helped wash up the ~ things.
▪ rush ( AmE )
▪ crowd
▪
The ~ crowd was filtering in slowly.
▪ line ( AmE ), queue ( BrE )
▪ guest
▪ money
▪ menu
▪ club ( esp. BrE )
▪ spot
▪ bell
PHRASES
▪ a spot of ~ ( BrE )
▪
Come and have a spot of ~ with me.