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What is the meaning of phrase "a quick meal"

What is the meaning of phrase "a quick meal"?

Is it fast food? A quick eating?

2018년 12월 27일 오후 2:38
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It isn't necessarily something that's quick to cook.

You could grab a quick meal in a restaurant when you're on your way to an appointment, the station or the theatre, for example. In this case, the meal is 'quick' from your perspective : it won't take you long to pop into a nearby restaurant, order today's 'special', wolf it down, pay and leave.  It might have taken the cook all day to prepare this dish, but it's still 'quick' as far as you're concerned.

2018년 12월 27일
food that is enough to pour boiling water
2018년 12월 27일

A meal that is quick to prepare and quick to eat.

A sandwich is a quick meal.  (2 minutes to prepare, a few minutes to eat)

A salad is a quick meal.  (5 minutes to prepare, a few minutes to eat)

Spaghetti is a quick meal (15 minutes to prepare, a few minutes to eat)


2018년 12월 27일

@Sean and @Jennifer,

Thanks.


So it is something simple, fast in cooking, right?

2018년 12월 27일
It means nothing fancy. So not a three course meal or a candle lit event. And after you've finished you'll probably leave quite soon rather than chatting for an hour or two. Just a quick meal. Not necessarily fast food though and definitely not eating fast.
2018년 12월 27일
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