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eat out vs eat outside

Both 'eat out' and 'eat outside' are correct phrases, but they have slightly different meanings. 'Eat out' commonly refers to dining in a restaurant or getting takeout, while 'eat outside' simply means eating outdoors. The choice between the two depends on the specific context you want to convey.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 1029 views

eat out

The phrase 'eat out' is correct and commonly used in English to refer to dining in a restaurant or getting takeout.

Use 'eat out' when you want to talk about dining in a restaurant or getting takeout instead of eating at home. It implies eating food prepared by someone else.

Examples:

Let's eat out tonight at that new Italian restaurant.
I don't feel like cooking, let's eat out.
She loves to eat out at fancy restaurants.
We often eat out on weekends.
Eating out can be a nice treat.

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No, I thought we could eat out.
After my divorce, I still eat out.
Once in a while, we eat out.
Once in a while, we eat out.
- You asked me if I would eat out - Richie.
I'm tired, let's eat out.
To eat out, you don't need money.
Come on, let's eat out.
We didn't even get to eat out.
Mr. Twain prefers to eat out.
Let's eat out tonight; I'm too tired to cook.
When you're dieting toward Olympia, you can't eat out 'cause you have to weigh your food.
Just think, if I got the job, we'll be able to do things together, enjoy life, eat out, travel.
I'll take a language course if we eat out more often.
He'll let us eat out there, right?
Nothing, we'll order pizza or eat out.
Let's eat out, okay?
And also because I can't eat out because of the problem with my chin.
Hobos eat out of those things with their own silverware.
You know, we never eat out.

Alternatives:

dine out
go out to eat
have a meal out
get takeout
eat at a restaurant

eat outside

The phrase 'eat outside' is correct and commonly used in English to refer to eating outdoors.

Use 'eat outside' when you want to specify that the eating activity is happening in an outdoor setting, such as a picnic or a backyard barbecue.

Examples:

Let's eat outside on the patio today.
We enjoy eating outside in the park.
The weather is nice, let's eat outside.
They set up a table to eat outside.
Eating outside can be refreshing.

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No, come eat outside instead.
Please, Liz, let us eat outside.
Because today's weather is fine, we'll eat outside.
Let's eat outside instead of in our tents.
Jen-ai and her friend will eat outside so that they may quarrel in peace like true friends.
It's a nice day to eat outside.
Mommy, can we go eat outside?
To eat outside, when the weather is nice!
So, should we eat outside or in the lunch room?
It was too hot to eat outside.
This is even more important in the case of allergens where there is evidence that the majority of anaphylactic shocks happen when people eat outside the home.

Alternatives:

have a picnic
dine al fresco
eat in the open air
have a barbecue
eat in the garden

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