wait tables

wait (on) tables

Fig. to serve food and tend diners, as at a restaurant. I waited on tables for years to pay my college tuition.

to serve meals to people in a restaurant She earned the money for college by waiting tables.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
CÔNg	-	Vietnamese
Percy	PUR-see	English
Nnenne	-	Western African, Igbo
Jeltje	YEL-tyə (Dutch)	Frisian, Dutch
Perlita	per-LEE-tah	Italian, Spanish
Gluke	-	Yiddish