To what do we owe the pleasure meaning in English

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Definition

To what do we owe the pleasure?: What is the reason for or the cause of this nice, surprise visit? idiom

Examples

  • "We don't get many white collars down here. To what do we owe the pleasure?"
Exercise 1
"To what do we owe the pleasure?".

How else could Mr. Jiou have said this? There may be more than one correct answer! and the tone may change!
"To what do we owe the pleasure?".

How else could Mr. Jiou have said this? There may be more than one correct answer! and the tone may change!
This is a correct answer. The polite expression "To what do we owe the pleasure?" is used when we want to know why someone has come to a place.
This is a good choice. "What do you want?" is a less polite way to find out why someone has come to see you. It's a very direct question, and is best reserved for friends and enemies, not colleagues or customers!
This is not a good equivalent for "To what do we owe the pleasure?". When Mr. Jiou says "owe" here, he is not talking about owing money. He is asking, politely, "What is the cause of your visit?".

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