treat someone or something like someone or something
- treat someone or something like someone or something
treat someone or something like someone or something
to deal with someone or something as if the person or thing were really someone, a type of a person, or something. •
I like him. He treats me like a king.
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He treats Jane like Mary— he ignores them both.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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treat — treat1 [ trit ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 behave toward someone ▸ 2 deal with something ▸ 3 cure illness ▸ 4 protect/preserve something ▸ 5 be nice to someone 1. ) to behave toward someone in a particular way: She felt she had been unfairly treated … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
treat — I UK [triːt] / US [trɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms treat : present tense I/you/we/they treat he/she/it treats present participle treating past tense treated past participle treated *** 1) to behave towards someone in a particular way She felt… … English dictionary
treat — treat1 W1S2 [tri:t] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(behave towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(deal with something)¦ 3¦(illness/injury)¦ 4¦(buy something for somebody)¦ 5¦(protect/clean)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: traitier, from Latin… … Dictionary of contemporary English
treat — 1 /tri:t/ verb (T) 1 BEHAVE TOWARDS SB (always + adv/prep) to behave towards someone in a particular way: treat sb like/as: She treats me like one of the family. | Even though they were much younger, we treated them as equals. | badly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
treat — [[t]tri͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ treats, treating, treated 1) VERB If you treat someone or something in a particular way, you behave towards them or deal with them in that way. [V n with n] Artie treated most women with indifference... [V n as/like n] Police… … English dictionary
treat*/*/*/ — [triːt] verb [T] I 1) to behave towards someone in a particular way Rachel felt she had been unfairly treated.[/ex] They treat their guests very well.[/ex] I wish you would stop treating me like a child![/ex] Dean always treated my grandfather… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
treat — [triːt] verb [transitive] 1. to deal with someone or something in a particular way: • We treat all complaints very seriously. treat somebody/something as • Proceeds from the asset transfers won t be treated as income. • Some information ought to … Financial and business terms
play up to something — play up to (someone/something) to treat someone or something very well so they will like you. Politicians are always playing up to the media. Usage notes: often said about efforts to benefit from someone s position or importance … New idioms dictionary
play up to someone — play up to (someone/something) to treat someone or something very well so they will like you. Politicians are always playing up to the media. Usage notes: often said about efforts to benefit from someone s position or importance … New idioms dictionary
walk all over someone — walk all over (someone/something) 1. to treat someone or something without respect. You shouldn t let him walk all over you like that. This new law would walk all over our civil rights. 2. to defeat a person or team badly. The Nighthawks walked… … New idioms dictionary
walk all over something — walk all over (someone/something) 1. to treat someone or something without respect. You shouldn t let him walk all over you like that. This new law would walk all over our civil rights. 2. to defeat a person or team badly. The Nighthawks walked… … New idioms dictionary