Doing breakfast vs Making breakfast

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Making breakfast' is the more common and natural way to express the action of preparing breakfast. 'Doing breakfast' is less common and might sound a bit awkward to native English speakers.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 9085 views

Doing breakfast

This phrase is technically correct but less common in English. It might sound a bit awkward to native speakers.

This phrase can be used to express the action of having breakfast, but 'making breakfast' is more commonly used to refer to the act of preparing breakfast.

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I love that you're now doing breakfast.
It isn't, but the lieutenant told me that he'd be doing breakfast with someone down at the harbor.
My mom's doing a breakfast tomorrow.
I was doing my breakfast radio show.
Sorry, Steve. I wasn't told you were doing a breakfast.
What were you doing having breakfast with him?
They're doing a pancake breakfast?
We tried doing a pancake breakfast, but we didn't raise a dime.
Remember when I found out her husband was doing cocaine breakfast, lunch, and dinner?
You're not doing anything before breakfast, and then you're only doing your breathing exercises.
In case you haven't noticed, dad, if you try to do anything around here that mom's used to doing, like serving breakfast, she bites your head off.
I'm doing an in-depth article on the Rotary Club pancake breakfast.
Besides, I think that book said Breakfast in bed and doing the dishes after, which is not happening.
I am making you breakfast before we head off at summer school, that is what I'm doing here.
I expect chocolate for breakfast - if you don't feel sick by midmorning, you're not doing it right.
What are you doing here, Shaw, besides eating my breakfast?
That's Dean doing the ironing, Harry's setting the table, and that's Rob making breakfast.
But around 6:30 in the morning, when he finished his day... no matter where he was or what he was doing... he always went home to make breakfast for his son, Nicky boy.
What am I doing, thinking I can take an extra six seconds to pick my breakfast?

Alternatives:

having breakfast
eating breakfast
preparing breakfast
cooking breakfast
getting breakfast ready

Making breakfast

This phrase is the more common and natural way to express the action of preparing breakfast.

This phrase is commonly used to refer to the act of preparing breakfast, including cooking and setting the table.

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Making breakfast for Adam and Gretchen afterwards.
Making breakfast for kids who aren't even home.
I'm making breakfast in bed for Brooke.
This family was in the middle of making breakfast.
It's him making breakfast with his shirt open.
That's Dean doing the ironing, Harry's setting the table, and that's Rob making breakfast.
I took the liberty of making breakfast.
I bet your mom is home making breakfast.
You know, technically, opening a box of cereal is not making breakfast.
Gloria and I are making breakfast for everybody
Let's go, Mom's making breakfast!
Castle just finished making breakfast, and he went to the door - What kind of breakfast?
Making breakfast in bed for Victoria.
The sound of her making breakfast downstairs.
Unless you're planning on making breakfast first.
Normally he'd be making breakfast.
Daddy, are you making breakfast?
I was making breakfast, I didn't hear the whole story.
I'm making breakfast for my children.
I'm making breakfast for my man.

Alternatives:

preparing breakfast
cooking breakfast
fixing breakfast
getting breakfast ready
whipping up breakfast

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