run away from, leave quickly When the boys heard the siren they beat a hasty retreat.
Dutch treat
meal/movie etc. where each person pays their own way, contribute equally to something When he goes out with his girlfriend it is always a Dutch treat as he doesn
royal treatment
special hospitality, roll out the red carpet We received royal treatment when we visited our relatives in Sweden.
treat someone
pay for someone else He treated me to a dinner at the restaurant.
stand sb to a treat
Idiom(s): stand sb to a treat
Theme: GENEROSITY
to pay for food or drink for someone as a special favor. • We went to the zoo, and my father stood us all to a treat. We had ice cream and soft drinks. • We went to a nice restaurant and had a fine meal. It was even better when Mr. Williams told us he'd stand us to a treat, and he picked up the bill.
give sb the red-carpet treatment
Idiom(s): give sb the red-carpet treatment
Theme: PRAISE
to give someone very special treatment; to give someone royal treatment. • We always give the queen the red-carpet treatment when she comes to visit. • They never give me the red-carpet treatment.
get the red-carpet treatment
Idiom(s): get the red-carpet treatment
Theme: RESPECT - HONOR
to receive very special treatment; to receive royal treatment. (This refers—sometimes literally—to the rolling out of a clean red carpet for someone to walk on.) • I love to go to fancy stores where I get the red carpet treatment. • The queen expects to get the red-carpet treatment wherever she goes.
red carpet treatment
treat someone with great respect: "When we visit our offices in Asia, we get the red carpet treatment."
beat a retreat|beat|retreat
v. phr. 1. To give a signal, esp. by beating a drum, to go back. The Redcoats' drums were beating a retreat. 2. To run away. They beat a retreat when they saw that they were too few.The cat beat a hasty retreat when he saw the dog coming. Compare: BACK DOWN, FALL BACK.
dutch treat|dutch|treat
n., informal A meal in a restaurant or an outing at the movies, concert, or theater where each party pays his or her own way. "I am willing to accept your invitation," Mary said, "but it will have to be Dutch treat."
trick or treat|treat|trick
n. The custom of going from house to house on Halloween asking for small gifts and playing tricks on people who refuse to give. When Mrs. Jones answered the doorbell, the children yelled "Trick or treat." Mrs. Jones gave them all some candy.On Halloween Bill and Tom went out playing trick or treat.
beat a retreat
beat a retreat Also, beat a hasty retreat. Reverse course or withdraw, usually quickly. For example, I really don't want to run into Jeff—let's beat a retreat. This term originally (1300s) referred to the military practice of sounding drums to call back troops. Today it is used only figuratively, as in the example above.
treat like dirt Behave badly or show contempt toward, as in Her boss treats all the secretaries like dirt. This idiom uses dirt in the sense of “something worthless,” a usage dating from the mid-1300s.
trick or treat A greeting by children asking for treats on Halloween and threatening to play a trick on those who refuse to give them. For example, The children went from house to house, shouting “Trick or treat!” [c. 1940]
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