out to lunch

out to lunch
out to lunch
1. Lit. eating lunch away from one's place of work or activity. •

I'm sorry, but Sally Jones is out to lunch. May I take a message?

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She's been out to lunch for nearly two hours. When will she be back?

2. and out of it Fig. not alert; giddy; uninformed. •

Bill is really out of it. Why can't he pay attention?

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Don't be out of it, John. Wake up!

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Ann is really out to lunch these days.

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{adj.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Gone for the midday meal. 2. Inattentive; daydreaming; inefficient; stupid. * /Neil Bender is just out to lunch today./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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