Idiom: lunch hour
Meaning
Idiom: lunch hour
- the period in the middle of the day when people stop work to have lunch
Example sentences
— My mother does her grad school homework during her lunch hour at work.
— I hate my job so my lunch hour is my favorite part of the day.
— I'm trying to lose weight so every day I walk 45 minutes during my lunch hour.
— I hate it when I have to run errands during my lunch hour and then have to rush to eat a sandwich at my desk.
— Generally, I go to the gym during my lunch hour so I don't have to worry about exercising after work when I don't feel like it.
— What time is your lunch hour? My manager said I need to sit at your desk and answer phones for you today and tomorrow.
— There won't be time to make any calls during the lunch hour because a working lunch has been planned, but you're welcome to use my office if it's something important.
— Things are really slow between 12:00 noon and 2:00 pm when everyone is on their lunch hour so it's my favorite part of the day and I can get a lot of work done.
— Does anyone know if the post office is open during lunch hour?
— My boss never takes his lunch hour and expects me to work too.
Synonyms
- lunch break
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