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Yunus Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
why to?
I treated myself to a big dinner.
I didn't understand to in above the sentence, i disputed it, although I found in dictionary,
i treated myself a big dinner seems to be well for me. if we need to why not before myself?
could anyone clear up it to me?
I didn't understand to in above the sentence, i disputed it, although I found in dictionary,
i treated myself a big dinner seems to be well for me. if we need to why not before myself?
could anyone clear up it to me?
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this is how the idiom works in this case, simple as that. Forester> <when he punished he treat ed the culprit to ten minutes of biting irony first -- Storm Jameson> M-W unabridged
- this is how the idiom works in this case, simple as that.
- Forester> <when he punished he treat ed the culprit to ten minutes of biting irony first -- Storm Jameson> M-W unabridged
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this is how the idiom works in this case, simple as that.
think of
to=with
in this context
it's like inviting yourself to a nice place (restaurant, etc) and enjoying it
to treat
to provide (as another person) gratuitously with food, drink, entertainment, or some other source of enjoyment or gratification espe
think of
to=with
in this context
it's like inviting yourself to a nice place (restaurant, etc) and enjoying it
to treat
to provide (as another person) gratuitously with food, drink, entertainment, or some other source of enjoyment or gratification espe
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