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Do the honors   /du ðə ˈɑnərz/   Listen
Do the honors

verb
1.
Act as the host and receive or introduce one's guests.





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"Do the honors" Quotes from Famous Books



... long, go rest you, refresh you, and drink a draught at the castle. I have in my cellars some Arbois wine, of which I will send you two bottles, for well I know that you do not dislike it. And here is Rosny, whom I will lend you to accompany you, to do the honors of the house and to conduct you to your chamber: he is one of my oldest servants, and one of those who have been most rejoiced to see that you would love me and serve me cordially.'" [(OEconomies ...
— A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times - Volume V. of VI. • Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot


Words linked to "Do the honors" :   host


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