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1 wine and dine
гл.; = dine and wineColleagues were furious at doing her work while she wined and dined. — Сослуживцев бесило, что им приходилось работать за неё, пока она ходила по дорогим ресторанам.
2) угощать дорогими винами и изысканными блюдами, потчевать -
2 wine and dine
1) угощать( кого-л.) ;
накормить и напоить( кого-л.) на славу A lot of money went on wining and dining prospective clients. ≈ Много денег уходило на угощение предполагаемых клиентов.
2) кутить, прокучивать деньги в ресторане и т. п. Colleagues were furious at doing her work while she wined and dined. ≈ Сослуживцы приходили в ярость, выполняя ее работу, в то время как она кутила( по ресторанам).Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > wine and dine
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