adjourn for

adjourn for (something)

To temporarily end a meeting or gathering for a certain reason with the intent of continuing it at a later time. Since we were getting hungry, we decided to adjourn for lunch.

adjourn for

a time to bring a meeting to a temporary close so the participants can take part in some other activity. We must adjourn for the day.

See also: adjourn

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

adjourn
adjourn for (something)
go hungry
hungry for
hungry for (something)
could eat the crutch out of a low-flying duck
hunter
(as) hungry as a hunter

References in classic literature

Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.

Constitution of The United States

词组	adjourn for
释义	adjourn for adjourn for (something) To temporarily end a meeting or gathering for a certain reason with the intent of continuing it at a later time. Since we were getting hungry, we decided to adjourn for lunch. See also: adjourn Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. adjourn for a time to bring a meeting to a temporary close so the participants can take part in some other activity. We must adjourn for the day. See also: adjourn McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: adjourn adjourn for (something) go hungry hungry for hungry for (something) could eat the crutch out of a low-flying duck hunter (as) hungry as a hunter References in classic literature Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting. Constitution of The United States
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