free meal
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffreeandmeal
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free
adjective
adverb
uk/friː/us/friː/
not limited ...
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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 offreeandmealfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They might simply be an excuse for a day off work, or afreemeal.
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That sounds like afreemeal.
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The first 1, 000 entrants were given afreemeal.
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There is no such thing as afreemeal.
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Of these, 882,678 pupils received afreemeal.
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Thefreemeal, of course, is a subsidised meal.
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I recognise that there is no such thing as afreemeal.
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I suggest thatfreemealmight be given for the rearing of calves.
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In those circumstances, will he ensure that all parents are aware offreemealentitlement?
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Why is one driven to this conclusion in favour of afreemeal?
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The band's fee was afreemeal.
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The only way he could get afreemealwas to come to school and bear his punishment.
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That is not to say that every child must participate, but there is provided for all children afreemeal.
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Who qualifies for afreemealand what school activities should be carried out vary from one authority to another.
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If they keep you waiting long enough, they even give you afreemealor a drink "on the firm".
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The staff commander cannot give that cadet afreemeal, he has to charge him for it.
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He said just now that he did not really want only onefreemeala day to be provided but three meals a day.
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The entitlement to afreemealwas confirmed by an agreement in 1968 between representatives of local education authorities and of the teachers.
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His staff took it away, and two weeks later back came one line: there is no such thing as afreemeal.
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Afreemealmay be provided for personnel stationed at depots who remain continuously on duty for 12 hours or more.
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Nobody should believe that a floating exchange rate is afreemeal, always allowing interest rates to fall to a very low level.
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There are new ways of identifying the children, so they can claim theirfreemealwithout it being evident where the meal is delivered.
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We on this side boldly put forward a new proposition, that there should be made available for these children afreemealper day.
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