wines and dines
Courts with meals
To wine and dine someone is to treat them to an elaborate meal, typically to impress or persuade them: The company wines and dines potential clients.
The phrase suggests lavish hospitality with ulterior motives—courtship, business deals, or currying favor.
Someone who wines and dines is playing host generously, often strategically.
- treatSomething pleasantly special
- red carpet treatmentLavish welcome for honored guests
- sponsorFunder of activities
- splurgingSpending freely, excessively
- hostOne receiving guests
wooing · indulging · pairing · courting · lavishing · pampering · pulls out all the stops · toasting · romancing · schmoozing · feasting · savoring · decanting · serving · entertaining · clinking · table-setting · celebrating
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Fails to care for
stiffs · shortchanges · ignores · snubs · cold-shoulders
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Refuses to acknowledge
snubs · cold-shoulders · brushes off · stands up · ghosts
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