coffee and

coffee and

A non-specific request for coffee and something else, usually a pastry. Take these croissants out to the guests who want coffee and. If you want to hold an early morning staff meeting, you better lure people with coffee and. There's coffee and set up in the back if you want to get something before the lecture starts.
See also: and, coffee
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coffee and

coffee and a doughnut or a pastry. I'll have coffee and. We stopped at a little shop for coffee and.
See also: and, coffee
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

coffee and

n. coffee and a doughnut or a pastry. We stopped at a little shop for coffee and.
See also: and, coffee
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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