lunch with you both vs lunch for you both

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. 'Lunch with you both' implies having lunch together in the company of the two people, while 'lunch for you both' suggests providing lunch to the two people. The choice between the two depends on the context and the intended meaning.

Last updated: March 28, 2024 • 1117 views

lunch with you both

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate having lunch together with two people.

This phrase is used when you want to express the idea of having lunch in the company of two specific individuals.

Examples:

I'm looking forward to having lunch with you both tomorrow.
Would you like to have lunch with you both on Friday?
Let's plan a lunch with you both next week.
She enjoys having lunch with you both every Sunday.
Having lunch with you both is always a pleasure.

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I've got appointments today for both lunch and dinner.
l came to take you both to lunch.
It got so that everyday at lunch, we would both be doing the New York Times crossword puzzle ten feet from each other.
[Narrator] And so lunch continued with both Bluth boys trying to prove... they weren't interested in the women they were interested in.
So at lunch you were working both jobs?
It got so that every day at lunch, we would both be doing
- At lunch-time, we both do a few E's, right?
Students. Students, I must interrupt lunch with a message that is both shocking and upsetting.
That means you both can't go to lunch at the same time.
Having lunch with a black person.
Darryl had lunch with Tora's assistant general counsel.
After our thank you lunch with newberg.
But I know that you both love Thai food, and Luke would love to take you to lunch at the new restaurant on the corner.
How was your lunch with Cliff?
You're supposed to be having lunch with Catherine.
Mike Ross had lunch with Monica Eton today.
I'm having lunch with your wife.
How was your lunch with the vestal virgin?
Which means it was before Carrie's lunch with Steve Cioffi.
He remembers having lunch with his boss once a week.

Alternatives:

lunch with both of you
lunch together with you both
lunch in your company
lunch in the presence of you both
lunch in the company of you both

lunch for you both

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate providing lunch to two people.

This phrase is used when you want to express the idea of preparing or providing lunch specifically for two individuals.

Examples:

I'll make lunch for you both today.
She brought lunch for you both.
I have a surprise lunch for you both.
Let me order lunch for you both.
I prepared a special lunch for you both.

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I've got appointments today for both lunch and dinner.
l came to take you both to lunch.
It got so that everyday at lunch, we would both be doing the New York Times crossword puzzle ten feet from each other.
[Narrator] And so lunch continued with both Bluth boys trying to prove... they weren't interested in the women they were interested in.
So at lunch you were working both jobs?
It got so that every day at lunch, we would both be doing
- At lunch-time, we both do a few E's, right?
That means you both can't go to lunch at the same time.
But I know that you both love Thai food, and Luke would love to take you to lunch at the new restaurant on the corner.
I can eat your lunch for a whole week if you want.
Loser buys lunch for a week.
You met your husband for lunch, and then you both went to the insurance-company offices and signed the papers?
I brought lunch for you and jared.
I-I made lunch for your friends.
My staff can set a lunch for next week.
Thought we'd save the naked lunch for another time.
I've eaten the same lunch for 58 years.
Whoever figures out the bank robber's name first wins lunch for a week.
She's making lunch for the kids.
Darling, we've prepared lunch for you.

Alternatives:

lunch for both of you
lunch prepared for you both
lunch provided for you both
lunch arranged for you both
lunch set out for you both

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lunch with you both vs lunch for you both