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  1. Can "box lunch" and "lunch box" refer to "dinner"?

    May 31, 2020 · I don't think I've understood your question. Lunch and dinner usually refer to different meals. A box lunch is a meal packed in a box, generally meant to be eaten for lunch. …

  2. at its best - WordReference Forums

    Oct 26, 2021 · What does "at its best" mean in "America, at its best, is compassionate. "? America, at its best, is compassionate. In the quiet of American conscience, we know that …

  3. EN: going to + infinitive / going to be + V-ing - WordReference …

    Aug 7, 2009 · Whereas a ‘journée’ is an extended period of time, such as ¨La journée continue¨ (the 9 to 5 workday). So, ¨What are you going to be doing?¨ might correspond to ¨Comment …

  4. a day’s hard work vs. a hard day's work - WordReference Forums

    Jan 7, 2011 · In your sparkling swimming pool, you are free from responsibility and blessedly alone after a day’s hard work/ a hard day's work when you dive head into...

  5. ronde de fermeture - WordReference Forums

    Sep 15, 2010 · Hi ! How would you say "une ronde de fermeture", when a watchman or operator inspects a plant at the end of the workday to check the equipment ? Anything shorter than …

  6. for the day vs one day - WordReference Forums

    Jul 24, 2022 · He would spent the whole workday there, and go home when she did, as opposed to going "for the morning" or "for part of the day".

  7. on break/on a break | WordReference Forums

    Mar 31, 2023 · A normal traditional workday is 9 am to 5 pm. It includes one "lunch break " and two "coffee breaks ". Saying a person "is on break " means they are not working at this minute, …

  8. he goes/he gets off work? - WordReference Forums

    May 10, 2013 · How about "He went home from work at 5 pm". Not quite the same thing. To me, at least, bluegiraffe's sentence describes ending the workday, while skymouse's refers to …

  9. call it a day (end a relationship) | WordReference Forums

    Aug 30, 2017 · The expression means "end the workday now, rather than working until the normal end time". In the show, they are having a conversation about their relationship, so when Ted …

  10. A wacky watercooler moment - WordReference Forums

    Dec 24, 2008 · When used in larger companies, staff somehow manage to show up at the same times during the workday. This informal gathering is often colloquially described as meeting …