dine out phrasal verb (see also dine)

1. formal to eat dinner in a restaurant or in someone else’s house ⇒ eat out:
They would dine out together once a month.

2. dine out on something British English informal to keep using a story about something that has happened to you, in order to entertain people at meals

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dine out
to eat a meal at a restaurant
I love to dine out at nice restaurants.

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dine out
v. phr. To not eat at home but to go to a restaurant.
"Let's dine out tonight, honey," she said to her husband. "I am tired of cooking dinner every night." See: EAT OUT.

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