wine and dine someone
wine and dine
To entertain someone with lavish meals, typically in order to gain their favor in some way, either personally or professionally. This guy is our ideal candidate for the job, so be sure to wine and dine him tonight. Your father likes to say he won me over by wining and dining me—but really he just took me out for cheeseburgers.
See also: and, dine, wine
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
wine and dine someone
entertain someone by offering them drinks or a meal.See also: and, dine, someone, wine
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