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eat out

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eat (a meal) out and dine out
to eat a meal at a restaurant. I like to eat a meal out every now and then. Yes, it's good to eat out and try different kinds of food. It costs a lot of money to dine out often.
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eat something out 

1. . to eat some kind of meal or a particular food away from home, as at a restaurant. We eat fish out, but we don't cook it at home. We may eat out a meal or two, but certainly not every meal.
2. [for something or an animal] to consume the inside of something. The ants ate the inside of the pumpkin out. The ants ate out the pumpkin.
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eat out

to eat a meal away from home, as at a restaurant. I just love to eat out every now and then. Let's eat out tonight. I'm tired.
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The percentage of Americans who are overweight has made a steady climb in recent decades (along with serving sizes, how often we eat out and how much fast food we eat).
Here in Los Angeles, many residents eat out as a matter of course, so the Business Journal asks:
In this way, your children will have a ready supply of foods and will never have to eat out of fear that those foods will not be there for them.
 
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