English Explanatory Dictionary

gone by lunchtime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Removed or cancelled right away.

Word forms

gone by lunchtime

Etymology

A reference to a sudden termination of employment, when an employee is told to pack up their belongings and be "gone by lunchtime".

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