Collocations for "meal"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "meal" in context.
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meal
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [the, an] [afternoon, evening] meal
- a [large, hearty, healthy, nourishing, light, family, three-course] meal
- that was a [good, filling, terrible, delicious] meal
- [cook, make, prepare] a meal
- [serve, dish up, plate] the meal
- the meal cost [30] dollars [per, a] head
- let me cook a meal for you
- [have, offer, provide] meals on wheels
- made a meal of the [tackle, challenge, contact]
- a meal for [one, two, 12]
- a meal for [five] dollars
- a [five]-star meal
- free school [lunch, meals]
- there is no such thing as a free lunch
- a meal on a [budget, shoestring]
- a meal (ready) in [10] minutes
- a meal at [home, school, work, the office]
- a meal fit for a [king, queen, princess]
- a meal fit for the [occasion, mood, atmosphere]
- [food, ingredients, times, preparations] for the meal
- grind the meal [fine, finely, coarsely]
- meal [ideas, recipes, plans]
- meal [coupons, vouchers, tickets]
- see him as a meal ticket
'meal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Dutch
- OK
- agreeable
- altogether
- appalling
- appetizer
- balanced
- beverage
- bill
- binder
- bite
- boss
- breakfast
- capital
- certainly
- choke
- choose
- combination
- complement
- complete
- constitute
- cook
- course
- decent
- delicious
- dessert
- dig
- digest
- disagree
- dispose
- dive
- dodgy
- dollar
- dreadful
- eat
- edible
- enjoy
- enjoyment
- entire
- excellent
- exceptional
- excuse
- expense
- extra
- extremely
- fabulous
- fantastic
- fat
- fatty
- filling