Help yourself to another piece of pie.
John helped himself to some candy without asking.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
help oneself to — index assume (seize), hijack, impropriate, occupy (take possession), pirate (reproduce without authorization), procure … Law dictionary
help oneself — verb abstain from doing; always used with a negative I can t help myself I have to smoke She could not help watching the sad spectacle • Syn: ↑help • Hypernyms: ↑refrain, ↑forbear • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
help oneself — verb To take something freely; to serve oneself without restraint. He said I could help myself to the chocolates … Wiktionary
help oneself to — idi a) to serve oneself with: Help yourself to the cake[/ex] b) to take or use without asking permission; appropriate … From formal English to slang
help oneself — {v. phr.} To take what you want; take rather than ask or wail to be given. * /Help yourself to another piece of pie./ * /John helped himself to some candy without asking./ … Dictionary of American idioms
help oneself — {v. phr.} To take what you want; take rather than ask or wail to be given. * /Help yourself to another piece of pie./ * /John helped himself to some candy without asking./ … Dictionary of American idioms
help oneself — take something without permission. → help … English new terms dictionary
help oneself to — STEAL, take, appropriate, ‘borrow’, ‘liberate’, pocket, purloin, commandeer; informal swipe, nab, filch, snaffle, walk off with, run off with; Brit. informal nick, pinch, whip, knock off. → help … Useful english dictionary
help oneself to — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. take, grab, pick, pick up; see appropriate , seize 1 , 2 , steal … English dictionary for students
help oneself to — Tara helped herself to one of the photo albums that we left on the table Syn: steal, take, appropriate, borrow, liberate, pocket, lift, purloin, commandeer; informal swipe, nab, filch, walk off with, run off with, pinch … Thesaurus of popular words
