Treat somebody to something meaning in English

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Definition

I will treat you to a drink!: I will buy you a drink! idiom

a treat: a special pleasure or delight noun

Examples

"Philip : Come on Edward, it's about time that I treated you to lunch."
"Composers of any jingles selected will be treated to a meal at the restaurant of my choice."

Exercise 1

"it's about time that I treated you to lunch"

"to treat someone to lunch" is to:

allow someone to stop working and go to lunch.

invite someone to lunch, but not necessarily pay for their meal.

invite someone to lunch and pay for their meal.

cut someone up then eat them for lunch.

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"it's about time that I treated you to lunch"

"to treat someone to lunch" is to:

allow someone to stop working and go to lunch.

This is incorrect. "To treat" someone (to lunch) is to pay for someone's (lunch). The term is not used to allow someone to go to lunch.

invite someone to lunch, but not necessarily pay for their meal.

This is incorrect. "To treat" someone to lunch means that YOU will pay!

invite someone to lunch and pay for their meal.

This is correct. To "treat" someone (to something), is to pay or buy (something) for someone. Example: That dress looks great on you - I'm going to TREAT you to it. In the conversation, Philip says "it's about time that I treated you to lunch", which means he will buy Edward's lunch. "Treat" can also be used as a noun to mean a pleasure or something special. Example: Leaving work early on Friday is a real TREAT! If something is "about time" it is due or the right moment.

cut someone up then eat them for lunch.

This is incorrect. "To treat" someone to lunch is to pay for someone's lunch. The term does not mean that you will sample the rare delights of cannibalism!

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