a treat

phrase

British, informal

: very well or very good

The plan worked a treat.

The food was delicious; it went down a treat.

He looks a treat in his new suit.

Examples of a treat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While Bo could often be won over with a treat, the Obamas said Sunny preferred attention and playtime, including running around with the family, rolling on the floor and getting belly rubs. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Sharing the night with his longtime partner, Keri Russell, who was also nominated for The Diplomat, was a treat, too. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

In this sort of challenge, the animal has to resist an obvious but ineffective strategy (an impulse) to get a treat and follow an effective but indirect alternative—an ability called inhibitory control. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026

The host even left a treat for Justice, a lifelong Bengals fan, whose squad was suffering through a 13-year playoff drought and that included seven seasons of at least 12 losses. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for a treat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete