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Idiom

stand treat

Meaning

To pay the cost of treating someone to something.

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

Examples

“I will stand treat for dinner tonight.”

“Since it is your birthday, I insist that I stand treat for the drinks.”

“After the successful conclusion of the business deal, the director decided to stand treat for the entire team at the city's finest restaurant.”

Examples

simple

“I will stand treat for dinner tonight.”

contextual

“Since it is your birthday, I insist that I stand treat for the drinks.”

complex

“After the successful conclusion of the business deal, the director decided to stand treat for the entire team at the city's finest restaurant.”

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