out to

Related to out to: ought to

out to (some meal)

Away from one's normal location to eat a particular meal. Do you want to go out to brunch tomorrow? Sorry, the boss is out to lunch right now. Can I leave a message?
See also: out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

out to (a meal)

to be away, eating a meal. Mary is out to lunch right now. Fred went out to dinner for the evening.
See also: out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • out to (some meal)
  • out to lunch
  • a/(one's) 20
  • be remembered as (something)
  • be remembered as/for something
  • be remembered for (something)
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at doorstep
  • at door
  • at (one's) door
References in periodicals archive
People would pick OutWeek up in New York, but it would take a week to get out to San Francisco, so we would actually fax copies out to people on the West Coast so they didn't have to wait for the news."
Jeff vs. the bloggers: ex-White House reporter Jeff Gannon learned the power of gay bloggers the hard way, by being outed as a partisan operative and an alleged former hustler. Online activists have mainstream media playing catch-up, and they're reshaping the battle for gay equality