Meaning of GRAB A BITE - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So if you say to someone in English that you
just need to grab a bite, it means that you
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need to get something to eat.
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So let's imagine that you're playing a computer
game with a friend and you're playing online,
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and all of a sudden you hear through your
headphones your friend say "I'll be right
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back.
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I just need to grab a bite."
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It means that they're hungry and they're leaving
their computer for a moment to go to the kitchen
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and get a little bit of food.
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And when they get back hopefully they're still
alive in the game.
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Another way that you could use this is you
could say grab a bite to eat.
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So we actually add "to eat" at the end.
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So you could say to someone "Before we leave
on our trip do you wanna grab a bite to eat
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at a restaurant or at a drive-thru?"
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So, if you say "grab a bite" or "grab a bite
to eat" it means to eat.
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