English Reference

Idiom

be my guest

Meaning

Do as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it!

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“If you want to use my pen, be my guest.”

“If you want to try the last piece of cake, be my guest.”

“Should you wish to review the confidential files yourself, please be my guest and examine them at your convenience.”

Examples

simple

“If you want to use my pen, be my guest.”

contextual

“If you want to try the last piece of cake, be my guest.”

complex

“Should you wish to review the confidential files yourself, please be my guest and examine them at your convenience.”

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