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Today on Language Snacks we take a look at the expression ‘grab a quick bite to eat.’

Let’s listen to the dialogue.

A: Robin, have you had lunch yet?

B: No, not yet.

A: You should grab a quick bite to eat.

B: Sure, just let me finish these things then.

Let’s look a bit closer at the dialogue and our expression ‘grab a quick bite to eat’.

Grab as a verb means to take or get hold of something suddenly. For example “grab the elevator door” (Chinese translation).

So ‘grab a quick bite to eat’ simply means to go and get something to eat, probably a snack or something that can be eaten quickly (Chinese translation).

Actually, I’m quite hungry now so after this show I think I’ll grab a quick bite to eat with my colleagues before I go back to the office.

And that’s it for now – join us again for some more Language Snacks.

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