Meaning of be mother | Babel Free

Definitions

To pour out tea for others.

British, idiomatic, no-past

Equivalents

Examples

“Ah, here are the cakes and tea; shall I be mother?”

“They went to a cafe and had afternoon tea. 'Shall l be mother?' Marcus said, lifting a utilitarian brown teapot, all cosied up in something that looked like a bobble hat.”

“'Be mother, will you, Charity? Teile and Letizia have a watered-down version.' So they had a pleasant tea, although Charity kept an anxious eye on the clock, keen not to outstay her welcome.”

CEFR level