Food & eating
linger over something
spend an enjoyable time over something
To take your time enjoying food, a drink, or an activity.
Hear it in real life
Are you ready to leave?
Give me five minutes - I want to linger over my coffee.
We lingered over dessert while the restaurant slowly emptied.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We lingered ‸ our coffee for an hour.
Say: We lingered over our coffee for an hour.
Use the preposition "over" after "linger" when you mean spending time enjoying something.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
linger over breakfast; linger over a coffee; linger over something
Your turn: say it out loud
We lingered over dessert while the restaurant slowly emptied.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
linger over something
spend an enjoyable time over something
“We lingered over dessert while the restaurant slowly emptied.”
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