i'll treat you to a meal

  • 1meal — [ mil ] noun *** 1. ) count an occasion when you eat, especially breakfast, lunch, or DINNER: The medicine should always be taken with meals. go out for a meal (=go to a restaurant): We could go to a movie, or go out for a meal. main meal (=the… …

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  • 2treat — 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… …

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  • 3treat — 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… …

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  • 4treat — 01. The children [treat] their new puppy with a lot of kindness. 02. The [treatment] my father received while in the hospital for heart surgery was simply excellent. 03. The police are [treating] the case as an accident. 04. Why do you insist on… …

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  • 5treat — 1. verb 1) Charlotte treated him very badly Syn: behave toward, act toward; deal with, handle; literary use 2) police are treating the fires as arson Syn: regard, consider, view, look upon, think of 3) …

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  • 6dutch treat — {n.}, {informal} A meal in a restaurant or an outing at the movies, concert, or theater where each party pays his or her own way. * / I am willing to accept your invitation, Mary said, but it will have to be Dutch treat. / …

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  • 7dutch treat — {n.}, {informal} A meal in a restaurant or an outing at the movies, concert, or theater where each party pays his or her own way. * / I am willing to accept your invitation, Mary said, but it will have to be Dutch treat. / …

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  • 8Happy Meal — box A Happy Meal is a meal specifically marketed at children, sold at the fast food chain McDonald s since June 1979. A toy is typically included with the food, both of which are usually contained in a small box or paper bag with the McDonald s… …

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  • 9Tea (meal) — This article is about meals referred to as tea . For the beverage, see tea. Part of a series on Meals …

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  • 10make a meal of — see under ↑meal1 • • • Main Entry: ↑make make a meal of 1. To consume as a meal 2. To enjoy to the full 3. To treat or perform in an unnecessarily laborious or meticulous way • • • Main Entry: ↑meal …

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