out to lunch
- absent-minded phr.
- abstracted phr.
- bananas phr.
- comatose phr.
- confused phr.
- crackers phr.
- crazy phr.
- disjointed phr.
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- idiotic phr.
- inattentive phr.
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- loony phr.
- mixed-up phr.
- muddle-headed phr.
- oblivious phr.
- spaced out phr.
- spacey/spacy phr.
- stupid phr.
- thick-witted phr.
- unaware phr.
- unbalanced phr.
- unhinged phr.
- uninformed phr.
- unknowing phr.
Example Sentences
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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
On the particular afternoon that Camille is out to lunch with Irene and Lisa, she’s feeling similarly unhappy.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
Dick Wolf took me out to lunch and persuaded me that it was a really good idea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
The comic took her and her family out to lunch the following month after Ms Nuttall was told the tumour had grown back and the family later brought Christmas forward after news it had spread.
From BBC ● May 22, 2023
But one way or another, I’ll get to that finish line to claim my finisher’s medal, and then I’ll go out to lunch with my family and Jonah’s.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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