After 4 weeks of German-English-dictionary-instead-of-lunch sessions, I could follow the lectures and practicals and there were no real complaints about my bad English.
Then, a few years ago, I started noticing acquaintances proposing avocado toast instead of lunch.
But instead of lunch, they found themselves looking into the jaws of the spaniel Millie, who bounded out to hunt down some fat and complacent quarry.
Instead of lunching in London, Kissinger was thousands of miles away in Beijing, holding secret talks with the Chinese and paving the way for Richard Nixon's historic visit to China in 1972.
As for the first time the end of the first session brought on a tea break instead of lunch, the crowd's excitement at glimpsing Test cricket's future was tempered by a sudden reminder of the game's recent past – an audio-visual tribute to the late Australian batsman Phillip Hughes, who died a year ago after having been struck on the head while batting.
Rampling makes you understand what it is to be beside yourself with grief; she is certainly not inside herself, and you feel that her soul has been shunted away to let her body go through the motions — the traditional French variety, such as shopping for ties and making love instead of lunch.
Your tendency to eat Twinkies instead of lunch.
Finally, a lot of people opt for mid-morning or mid-afternoon coffee meetings instead of lunch.
On the third day, try another cheese sandwich, but maybe serve it for dinner instead of lunch.
Think about the most positive part of going to lunch instead of dinner: lunch time is always cheaper and faster than dinner time in almost any restaurant.
