to do the honors
1To do the honors — Honor Hon or ([o^]n [ e]r), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also {honour}.] 1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration;… …
2Barrett, The Honors College — Infobox University name = Barrett, The Honors College established = 1988 city = Tempe state = Arizona type = Public dean = Dr. Mark Jacobs faculty = 28 undergrad = 2766 affiliations = Arizona State University website =… …
3do the honors — {v. phr.} To act as host or hostess (as in introducing guests, carving, or paying other attentions to guests.) * /The president of the club will do the honors at the banquet./ …
4do the honors — {v. phr.} To act as host or hostess (as in introducing guests, carving, or paying other attentions to guests.) * /The president of the club will do the honors at the banquet./ …
5do the honors — verb act as the host and receive or introduce one s guests • Hypernyms: ↑host • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * I see honor II informal perform a social duty or s …
6do the honors — do the task for the leader, fill in for the leader The Mayor can t speak to us, so Mr. Kelly will do the honors …
7do\ the\ honors — v. phr. To act as host or hostess (as in introducing guests, carving, or paying other attentions to guests.) The president of the club will do the honors at the banquet …
8do the honors — perform the duty of a host (when serving a drink etc.) Would you like to do the honors and pour everyone a glass of wine? …
9do the honors — to perform social duties at an event. Jerry, I need to go into the kitchen for a moment, so why don t you do the honors and get Carol a drink? Usage notes: usually said about serving food and drinks or greeting and introducing guests …
10do the honors — ► do the honors informal perform a social duty for others, especially serve food or drink. Main Entry: ↑honor …
