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power lunch

idiom

A working lunch at which bosses make business decisions or hold important discussions.


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  1. 01

    brown power

    The production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.

  2. 02

    come to power

    To be installed in high office, for example as a king, president, or prime minister.

  3. 03

    eat someone's lunch

    To best or defeat someone thoroughly; to make short work of.

  4. 04

    free lunch

    Something obtained without any payment, obligation or effort.

  5. 05

    grey power

    The collective political, economic, and social influence of senior citizens, especially when they are mobilized by a common interest.

  6. 06

    out to lunch

    Clueless, inattentive, or careless.

  7. 07

    poor power

    Limited ability.

  8. 08

    power behind the throne

    Someone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.

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