eat in

Skip the restaurant

To eat in is to have a meal at home rather than at a restaurant: We're too tired to go out—let's just eat in tonight.

The phrase contrasts with eating out.

At restaurants, eating in means dining on the premises rather than getting takeout: For here or to go?

homemade

kitchen table

Furniture for home meals

  • recipeCooking preparation instructions
  • pantryHousehold provisions closet
  • stovetopBurner platform for cooking

family dinner · oven · comfort food · meal prep · groceries · apron · dining room · leftovers · casserole · slow cooker

takeout

delivery

Conveyance of goods

burritos · tacos · kebab · noodles · falafel · gyros · curry · pad thai · fried rice · spring rolls

Categories
Opposites
dining location

eat ineat out

Meal at a restaurant

dine out · take out · order in

Family

eating, overeating, undereating

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G