out to lunch
Example Sentences
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"There's already a rat infestation around here now. They are coming out to lunch every day," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025
Maybe that happened before COVID, but now the stuff he's saying, it's just completely out to lunch.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025
Dick Wolf took me out to lunch and persuaded me that it was a really good idea.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2024
“They’ve been out to lunch for a long time,” Robinson said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023
His family was going to the boat show the next day, then out to lunch, and maybe to the mall.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
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