tea break

tea break
noun
a snack taken during a break in the work day
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a ten-minute coffee break

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the British have tea breaks

Syn: ↑coffee break
Hypernyms: ↑bite, ↑collation, ↑snack

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noun
chiefly Britain : a short rest period during the working day for the drinking of tea

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Chiefly Brit.
an intermission from work, usually in the middle of the morning or afternoon, for a cup of tea, a snack, etc.

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tea break noun
A break for tea or other refreshment during the working day
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Main Entry:tea

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tea break UK US noun [countable] [singular tea break plural tea breaks] british
a short break from working, usually in order to drink or eat something
Thesaurus: time off from workhyponym

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tea break,
British. the act or practice of stopping to have tea.

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noun, pl ⋯ breaks [count]
chiefly Brit : a short period of time in which a worker stops to rest and have tea, coffee, etc. :coffee break

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ˈtea break [tea break tea breaks] noun (BrE)
a short period of time when people stop working and drink tea, coffee, etc.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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