If you have to ask…..
At least you wouldn’t have to worry about them dining and dashing… – He probably had “reservations” about eating there, anyway…
you just missed some primo dish washing, fella
Quite a nose the maitre d’ has to look down!
There’s also "Give over!’…
Ditto
Miss Otis regrets that she cannot have lunch today.
Or he’s checking to see how they treat people before spending their money there. Not having an opening is fine, but “push off” is rude.
From the Cambridge Dictionary:-give over!UK old-fashioned informal
› used to show that you do not believe what has been said to you: They’ve doubled your salary? Give over!
(Definition of give over! from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Same for Merriam Webster and others…
David Waisglass and Gordon Coulthart
JayBluE over 10 years ago
If you have to ask…..
JayBluE over 10 years ago
At least you wouldn’t have to worry about them dining and dashing… – He probably had “reservations” about eating there, anyway…
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault over 10 years ago
you just missed some primo dish washing, fella
watmiwori over 10 years ago
Quite a nose the maitre d’ has to look down!
JayBluE over 10 years ago
There’s also "Give over!’…
dzw3030 over 10 years ago
Ditto
quartermain over 10 years ago
Miss Otis regrets that she cannot have lunch today.
neatslob Premium Member over 10 years ago
Or he’s checking to see how they treat people before spending their money there. Not having an opening is fine, but “push off” is rude.
JayBluE over 10 years ago
From the Cambridge Dictionary:-give over!UK old-fashioned informal
› used to show that you do not believe what has been said to you: They’ve doubled your salary? Give over!
(Definition of give over! from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
JayBluE over 10 years ago
Same for Merriam Webster and others…