Food & eating

grab something on the go

get food while travelling

To grab something on the go means to quickly get food or a drink while you are travelling or busy.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Have you eaten anything today?

Just a pastry on the go this morning.

Play the conversation

I was running late, so I grabbed a sandwich on the go.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I grabbed something in the go.

Say: I grabbed something on the go.

The fixed preposition in this expression is “on,” not “in.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

grab something on the go; grab a quick breakfast on the go

Your turn: say it out loud

I was running late, so I grabbed a sandwich on the go.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

grab something on the go

get food while travelling

“I was running late, so I grabbed a sandwich on the go.”

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