order some takeout

Meaning

This phrase refers to buying prepared food from a restaurant or diner with the intention of eating it somewhere else, typically at home. It is a very common casual expression used when people do not want to cook or dine in at a restaurant.

Examples

• I'm too tired to cook tonight, so let's just order some takeout.

  I'm too tired to cook tonight, so let's just order some takeout.

• We decided to order some takeout from the local Thai restaurant.

  We decided to order some takeout from the local Thai restaurant.

• Is there any food in the fridge, or should we order some takeout?

  Is there any food in the fridge, or should we order some takeout.

• They love to order some takeout and watch movies on Friday nights.

  They love to order some takeout and watch movies on Friday nights.

• My roommate suggested we order some takeout instead of going out in the rain.

  My roommate suggested we order some takeout instead of going out in the rain.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Let's order some takeouts.

  ✓ Let's order some takeout.

  'Takeout' is used as an uncountable noun in this context, so it should not be pluralized with an 's'.

• ✗ I want to order a takeaway food.

  ✓ I want to order some takeout.

  'Takeaway' is more common in British English, while 'takeout' is American. Also, 'takeout' functions as a noun on its own, so 'takeout food' is redundant in casual speech.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you don't want to wash dishes, we can always ___.

  💡 Get food from a restaurant to eat at home.

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  order some takeout

• We usually ___ on the weekends when we are too lazy to cook.

  💡 Buy prepared food to bring home.

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  order some takeout