The lobbyists wined and dined the senators one by one in order to inf luence them.
•We were wined and dined every night and given the best hotel accommodations in town.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
wine and dine someone — wine and dine (someone) to entertain someone by giving them an expensive meal and wine. I m an old fashioned girl at heart I like to be wined and dined on the first few dates. (usually passive) … New idioms dictionary
wine and dine someone — phrase to entertain someone by taking them out for a meal Thesaurus: entertaining guestshyponym general words for entertainment and funhypernym Main entry: wine … Useful english dictionary
wine and dine someone — to entertain someone by taking them out for a meal … English dictionary
wine and dine — (someone) to entertain someone by giving them an expensive meal and wine. I m an old fashioned girl at heart I like to be wined and dined on the first few dates. (usually passive) … New idioms dictionary
wine and dine — verb 1. eat sumptuously we wined and dined in Paris • Hypernyms: ↑feast, ↑banquet, ↑junket • Entailment: ↑eat, ↑drink, ↑booze, ↑fuddle … Useful english dictionary
wine and dine — entertain (someone) with drinks and a meal. → wine … English new terms dictionary
wine and dine — verb a) To entertain someone to a fine meal. b) To eat lavishly … Wiktionary
wine — wine1 [ waın ] noun *** 1. ) uncount an alcoholic drink made from grapes. Wine that is dark purple is called red wine, light yellow wine is called white wine, and pink wine is rosé wine: a bottle of wine two glasses of sweet white wine a ) count… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wine — I UK [waɪn] / US noun Word forms wine : singular wine plural wines *** 1) [uncountable] an alcoholic drink made from grapes. Wine that is dark purple is called red wine, light yellow wine is called white wine, and pink wine is rosé wine a bottle… … English dictionary
dine — [daın] v [i]formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: diner, from Vulgar Latin disjejunare to eat after not eating for a time ] to eat dinner ▪ He was dining with friends at the Ritz. →wine and dine sb at ↑wine2 dine on/off [dine on/off sth] … Dictionary of contemporary English
wine — /waɪn / (say wuyn) noun 1. the fermented juice of the grape, in many varieties (red, white, sweet, dry, still, sparkling, etc.) used as a beverage and in cookery, religious rites, etc. 2. a particular variety of such fermented grape juice: port… …
