on the house

on the house
on the house
[of something] given away free by a merchant. •

“Here,” said the waiter, “have a cup of coffee on the house.”

I went to a restaurant last night. I was the ten thousandth customer, so my dinner was on the house.

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{adj. phr.}, {informal} Paid for by the owner. * /At the opening of the new hotel, the champagne was on the house./ * /Oscar was the first customer at the diner, so his lunch was on the house./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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