eat in

Idioms and Phrases

Have a meal at home, as in Are we eating in tonight? [ Colloquial ; second half of 1900s] Also see eat out , def. 1.

Example Sentences

A new brand with standalone locations - and no eat-in or counter service - is one way of separating out the tricky work of customising individual drinks.

From BBC

In the eat-in area of the kitchen, I spent over an hour constructing an elaborate obstacle course and placed Sir Fig Newton’s food dish at the end.

From Literature

He dropped back down, and his nails clicked against the linoleum as he followed me into the eat-in area.

From Literature

Four bedrooms, four baths, sauna, living room, dining room with ceiling mural, five fireplaces, original flooring and woodwork, eat-in gourmet kitchen, game room, sun room, office.

From Washington Times

A sort of reverse boycott occurred, in the form of a one-day eat-in by company fans at Chick-fil-A stores.

From Los Angeles Times

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