Relationships

grab coffee

meet informally for coffee

To grab coffee means to meet someone casually for coffee and conversation.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Are you free after work?

Yes, shall we grab coffee near the station?

Play the conversation

I should grab coffee with my old university friend soon.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Let's grab coffee for catch-up.

Say: Let's grab coffee to catch up.

Use “to catch up” after the phrase to explain the purpose of meeting; “for catch-up” is not natural here.

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How it fits in a sentence.

grab coffee; grab a coffee with someone

Your turn: say it out loud

I should grab coffee with my old university friend soon.

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

grab coffee

meet informally for coffee

“I should grab coffee with my old university friend soon.”

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