on\ the\ house

on\ the\ house
adj. phr. informal
Paid for by the owner.

At the opening of the new hotel, the champagne was on the house.

Oscar was the first customer at the diner, so his lunch was on the house.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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