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

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

Seeing one in the wild was a treat, but seeing one after another pour into Stricker Auto Parts in Batavia, Ohio, was really something. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026

Give yourself the gift of sweet, smooth skin this season or stock up ahead of the holidays for a treat everyone will love to open. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Walmart has heard your cries, as this early Labor Day deal is a treat for sore eyes. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for a treat

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