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Idiom idiom

grab and go


To get something quickly

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

I grab and go when I am late for work.

CONTEXTUAL

The shop offers many healthy grab and go meals for busy office workers during their lunch break.

COMPLEX

In our fast-paced modern society, convenience often dictates our choices, leading many to prioritize grab and go options over traditional, time-consuming dining experiences.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  3. 03

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  4. 04

    boldly go where no man has gone before

    To break new ground.

  5. 05

    come and go

    To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.

  6. 06

    don't go there

    Do not broach that topic.

  7. 07

    easy come, easy go

    Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)

  8. 08

    enough to go around

    There is an adequate amount or supply of something for all of the people present or involved.

Last updated August 10, 2026