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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: "whine and dine"? #152606 12/24/05 02:27 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City "to wine and dine" is to court someone's affection, interest, patronage, wallet, etc., by showing them a really good time, specifically, by buying them fantastic dinners and excellent wine. "to whine" to is complain in an annoying, childlike way. "to whine and dine" sounds counterproductive, or at least like a less than perfect evening out. Last edited by inselpeter; 12/24/05 02:28 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Simplification of insidious sentences Logwood 12/23/05 08:12 PM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences sjmaxq 12/23/05 08:24 PM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences TEd Remington 12/23/05 08:25 PM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences TheFallibleFiend 12/23/05 08:25 PM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences tsuwm 12/23/05 08:58 PM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences Logwood 12/23/05 09:12 PM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences Logwood 12/23/05 10:06 PM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences inselpeter 12/23/05 11:34 PM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences sjmaxq 12/23/05 11:42 PM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences inselpeter 12/24/05 12:23 AM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences Logwood 12/24/05 12:38 AM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences maverick 12/24/05 12:53 AM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences inselpeter 12/24/05 01:06 AM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences Logwood 12/24/05 01:12 AM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences Logwood 12/24/05 01:25 AM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences maverick 12/24/05 01:39 AM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences inselpeter 12/24/05 01:47 AM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences Marianna 12/24/05 10:57 AM Re: Simplification of insidious sentences Logwood 12/24/05 11:41 AM "whine and dine"? Logwood 12/24/05 02:23 PM Re: "whine and dine"? inselpeter 12/24/05 02:27 PM far from out-of-sight? booby-prize? Logwood 12/24/05 03:27 PM Re: far from out-of-sight? booby-prize? Buffalo Shrdlu 12/24/05 03:36 PM Re: far from out-of-sight? booby-prize? inselpeter 12/24/05 03:44 PM Re: far from out-of-sight? booby-prize? consuelo 12/24/05 03:59 PM Re: far from out-of-sight? booby-prize? Buffalo Shrdlu 12/24/05 04:28 PM Two more insidious sentences Logwood 12/24/05 05:36 PM Re: Two more insidious sentences maverick 12/24/05 06:08 PM Present at the Creation themilum 12/24/05 07:06 PM Re: Two more insidious sentences consuelo 12/24/05 07:23 PM Re: too, more inside-ious sentences Buffalo Shrdlu 12/24/05 07:27 PM Re: too, more inside-ious sentences Logwood 12/24/05 07:46 PM Re: too, more inside-ious sentences consuelo 12/24/05 08:17 PM Re: too, more inside-ious sentences inselpeter 12/24/05 08:18 PM Re: too, more inside-ious sentences consuelo 12/24/05 08:37 PM Re: too, more inside-ious sentences inselpeter 12/24/05 08:58 PM Re: too, more inside-ious sentences Logwood 12/24/05 10:19 PM Re: too, more inside-ious sentences inselpeter 12/24/05 10:22 PM Re: too, more inside-ious sentences Logwood 12/24/05 10:26 PM Re: too, more inside-ious sentences consuelo 12/24/05 10:31 PM Re: too, more inside-ious sentences Marianna 12/25/05 05:24 PM Re: too, more inside-ious sentences Logwood 12/25/05 06:19 PM Re: too, more inside-ious adverts tsuwm 12/25/05 06:31 PM Re: too, more inside-ious sentences Faldage 12/26/05 12:55 PM spot-on, inselpeter Logwood 12/28/05 07:48 PM Re: Two more insidious sentences Faldage 12/25/05 12:20 AM Re: gobsmack yeocomico 12/29/05 09:30 AM Re: gobsmack maverick 12/29/05 02:06 PM Re: gobsmack Buffalo Shrdlu 12/29/05 04:01 PM Re: gobsmack Bingley 01/18/06 04:36 AM Re: gobsmack AnnaStrophic 12/29/05 04:01 PM Um...another word on green Jackie 12/31/05 03:52 AM Re: Um...another word on green wofahulicodoc 01/01/06 01:34 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... 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