dine out on



dine out on

Be invited to dinner because of something one knows about and can discuss. For example, "In a couple of years you will be dining out on this murder" (Ngaio Marsh, A Man Lay Dead, 1934). [First half of 1900s] Also see eat out; sing for one's supper.
See also: dine, on, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KaitlynKAYT-linEnglish (Modern)
Kunthea-Khmer
Shahrizad-Arabic
Iekika-Hawaiian
Doina-Romanian
BarnabasBAHR-nah-bahs (German), BAHR-nə-bəs (English)German, English (Rare), Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek