breakfast table

collocation in English

meaningsofbreakfastandtable

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breakfast
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈbrek.fəst/us
/ˈbrek.fəst/
a meal eaten in the morning as the first meal of ...
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table
noun
uk
/ˈteɪ.bəl/us
/ˈteɪ.bəl/
a flat surface, usually supported by four legs, used for putting ...
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(Definition ofbreakfastandtablefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is not merely the taxation on the ordinary sugar one has to consider, but its effects on thebreakfasttable.
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It is not a question of thebreakfasttable.
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He has once more expressed himself as being in sympathy with the ideal of a freebreakfasttable.
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He said it was a long step towards a freebreakfasttable.
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They are allowed to go and get as many votes as they can by advocating a freebreakfasttable.
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They had long been anxious for a freebreakfasttable.
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He hopes to find eggs, bacon and milk on hisbreakfasttable, and on his luncheon table meat and vegetables.
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Every nine year-old schoolgirl will lecture over thebreakfasttableon the ozone layer, acid rain and the greenhouse effect on the weather.
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They may well find on theirbreakfasttablea letter from the police asking why their car was being driven around on a certain night.
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The question of thebreakfasttable, unfortunately, is no longer the same question as it was in those days.
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To them, thebreakfasttableis absolutely sacred.
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My copy of that report has been read so often over thebreakfasttablethat it is in no condition to carry around.
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Any kerb crawlers who happen to read this debate should note that they may find a surprising letter on thebreakfasttableone morning.
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I want to see something done to carry out the promise of a freebreakfasttable.
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I imagined the sort of conversation they would have when discussing world events over thebreakfasttable.
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The board meetings are held over thebreakfasttable.
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We all expect to have our letters on thebreakfasttable.
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They must agonise over thebreakfasttableto meet the monthly mortgage payments.
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I would remind him that he belonged to the party that used to boast that they stood for a freebreakfasttable.
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