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dine out on
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:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Ingrid
['iŋgrid]
Haruka
hah-ṙoo-kah
Japanese
Gallagher
GAL-ə-gər
Irish, English (Rare)
Velma
VEL-mə
English
JoŽEf
YAW-zhef
Slovene
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