Have someone over to the house meaning in English

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Definition

to have someone over to the house: to receive a guest or visitor at one's home idiom

Examples

  • "We'll have you over to the house for a classic Sunday roast."
Exercise 1
Hannah says "we'll have you over."

To "have someone over" is to:

Hannah says "we'll have you over."

To "have someone over" is to:
This is not the correct meaning for "to have (someone) over". "To have someone on" is to tease or deceive them, for example: I told him that he had failed his test, but I was just having him on.
This is not the correct meaning for "to have (someone) over".
This is the correct answer. "To have (a guest) over" is to receive them at the home, or "entertain" them. Hannah says to Philip "We'll have you over to the house for a classic Sunday roast", meaning that she (and her family) will invite Philip to their home for a meal. Other example: We had the CEO over for tea yesterday.
This is not the correct meaning for "to have (someone) over".

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