dine out on
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editdine out on (third-person singular simple present dines out on, present participle dining out on, simple past and past participle dined out on)
- To be invited to dinner because of one's conversation about (a particular subject or incident).
- 1973, Stefan A. Szczelkun, Survival Scrapbook: Energy:
- […] worse things can happen than a picked pocket. One can dine out on that for a season.
- 2021 July 28, Sam Moore, “Dwayne Johnson and why wrestlers make ideal Hollywood stars”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1]:
- Indeed, three of the most recognisable male actors in Hollywood at the moment used to dine out on powerbombs and bodyslams.
- 2023, Peter Murphy, A Week on Mount Olympus: and other Tales from the Bench:
- It's a story I can dine out on for years.