wine and dine
idiom
: to entertain (someone) at a restaurant with good food, wine, etc.
The company wined and dined the prospective clients.
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Working in the corporate sector can come with pressure to wine and dine potential partners.
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Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Staff being able to let their hair down when away, or wine and dine clients, was seen by the Glazers as a fair expense and the club’s sponsorship business was industry-leading, but Ratcliffe viewed it differently.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Here, there are seemingly endless places to wine and dine, with seven restaurants and bars pumping with the after-work finance crowd and live jazz.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 30 July 2024
Six Senses also offers guests wine and dine river cruises and visits to local wineries.
—Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
After Greg bailed early on in their vacation, Tanya fell in with a wealthy English charmer and his entourage who whisked her to Palermo to wine and dine her.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2023
With the new year will come many opportunities to wine and dine at new places around the city, and a few openings in January will start it off.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
Journeys in December 2023 and February 2024 range from festive holiday lunches and Champagne afternoon teas to murder mystery experiences, where the drama unfolds as the guests wine and dine.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2023
After Greg bailed early on in their vacation, Tanya fell in with a wealthy English charmer and his entourage who whisked her to Palermo to wine and dine her.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2023
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Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Staff being able to let their hair down when away, or wine and dine clients, was seen by the Glazers as a fair expense and the club’s sponsorship business was industry-leading, but Ratcliffe viewed it differently.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Here, there are seemingly endless places to wine and dine, with seven restaurants and bars pumping with the after-work finance crowd and live jazz.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 30 July 2024
Six Senses also offers guests wine and dine river cruises and visits to local wineries.
—Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
After Greg bailed early on in their vacation, Tanya fell in with a wealthy English charmer and his entourage who whisked her to Palermo to wine and dine her.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2023
With the new year will come many opportunities to wine and dine at new places around the city, and a few openings in January will start it off.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
Journeys in December 2023 and February 2024 range from festive holiday lunches and Champagne afternoon teas to murder mystery experiences, where the drama unfolds as the guests wine and dine.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2023
After Greg bailed early on in their vacation, Tanya fell in with a wealthy English charmer and his entourage who whisked her to Palermo to wine and dine her.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2023
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“Wine and dine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wine%20and%20dine. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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