Meaning of dine out on | Babel Free

Definitions

To be invited to dinner because of one's conversation about (a particular subject or incident).

Examples

“[…] worse things can happen⟳ than a picked pocket. One can dine out on that for a season.”

“Indeed, three of the most recognisable male actors in Hollywood at the moment used to dine out on powerbombs and bodyslams.”

“It's a story I can dine out on for years.”

“Every guest is appalled and fantastically humourless about the experience⟳, even at this distance. You cannot help⟳ but wonder⟳ at cultural divides and how differently the British might have⟳ approached – or at least recalled – such events, at least in the early days. For us, surely, it would be a story for the ages. You could dine out on it for ever, so to speak⟳.”

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