midday meal
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmiddayandmeal
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midday
noun[U]
uk/ˌmɪdˈdeɪ/us/ˌmɪdˈdeɪ/
twelve o'clock in the middle of ...
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meal
noun
uk/mɪəl/us/mɪəl/
an occasion when food is eaten, or the food that is eaten on such ...
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(Definition ofmiddayandmealfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmidday meal
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For the lightmiddaymeal(lunch) there are other names.
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A second course might be taken at themiddaymeal, but this was usually of similar composition to the first course.
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But at a social level we have a double schema: for many people, particularly working class (and above all manual workers), the mainmiddaymealis dinner.
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I wish particularly to refer to the question of themiddaymeal.
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Surely the supply of amiddaymealis part of care and after-care and may well be taken as part of the prevention too.
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Is themiddaymealserved at the right time?
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It is proposed that because there is an allowance for loss of time, this "corruption" of themiddaymealshould cease.
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She works five days a week, from 8 in the morning till 6 at night, with an hour off for amiddaymeal.
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Allowances for travelling by private car are intended only for genuine needs, which do not generally include return home for amiddaymeal.
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The majority of those not receiving them live near their work, and prefer to take theirmiddaymealat home.
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In the secondary schools there is a higher percentage of the children receiving the benefits of amiddaymealand also milk.
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First, there are many instances of children, especially in the winter-time, making a journey to and from their homes for amiddaymeal.
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I am told that in some areas—particularly the inner city areas—children do not have a nourishingmiddaymeal.
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There are others who cannot even afford to buy themselves amiddaymeal.
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They often do not get theirmiddaymealuntil three o'clock.
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In some cases, boys' hours are such that they do not come into contact with their own people, even at themiddaymeal.
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The man cannot prepare himself amiddaymealand his son was unable to get home until early evening.
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The children will get a decentmiddaymealat a reasonable cost.
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Get on with the job, feed them, give them a variedmiddaymeal.
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