# have a bite

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/have-a-bite
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To eat a quick, light snack.

## Examples

- Let's have a bite before the movie starts.
- We were quite hungry after the long walk, so we stopped at a cafe to have a bite.
- Although the conference schedule was incredibly tight, the speakers managed to have a bite in the lounge during the brief afternoon intermission.

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