I will be delighted to treat you to dinner.
•After the play, they treated themselves to pie and coffee.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
stake someone to something — 1. tv. to end or give someone money to buy something. □ Can you stake me to a decent meal? □ Stake the man to a meal and a flop, and he’ll tell us what we want to know. 2. tv. to treat someone to something. □ Can I stake you to a drink to… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
blow someone to something — tv. to treat someone to something, such as a meal, a movie, a drink, etc. □ Let me blow you to a meal. □ I think I’ll blow myself to a fancy dessert … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
handle someone or something with kid gloves — handle (or treat) someone or something with kid gloves deal with someone or something very carefully or tactfully … Useful english dictionary
do someone or something an injustice — do (someone or something) an injustice : to treat (someone or something) in an unfair way They did her a great/terrible/grave injustice by not allowing her to file a complaint. I think you do the book an injustice when you call it “trash.” The… … Useful english dictionary
take someone or something seriously — take (someone or something) seriously : to treat (someone or something) as being very important and deserving attention or respect He takes his religious faith seriously. She s well qualified for the job, so she hopes the company will take her… … Useful english dictionary
play fast and loose (with someone or something) — in. to treat someone or something carelessly or unfairly. □ The broker played fast and loose with our money. Now we are nearly broke. □ He was playing fast and loose with his girl, so she left him … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
revenge yourself on someone (for something) — revenge yourself on someone (for something)/be revenged on someone (for something)/ phrase to hurt or punish someone because they have hurt you or someone else Eric wanted to revenge himself on John for his arrogance. Thesaurus: to treat someone… … Useful english dictionary
be revenged on someone (for something) — revenge yourself on someone (for something)/be revenged on someone (for something)/ phrase to hurt or punish someone because they have hurt you or someone else Eric wanted to revenge himself on John for his arrogance. Thesaurus: to treat someone… … Useful english dictionary
handle (or treat) someone/thing with kid gloves — deal with someone or something very carefully. → kid … English new terms dictionary
hell of a someone or something — AND helluva someone or something 1. n. very bad person or thing. (Use caution with hell.) □ That’s a hell of a way to treat someone. □ He’s a hell of a driver! Watch out! 2. n. a very good person or thing. (Use caution with hell.) □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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
