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be my guest

be my guest verb: do as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it!

Verb

be my guest (imperative)

  1. (idiomatic, imperative) Do as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it!
    • If you want to give it a try, be my guest!
    • If you want to think you're smart because you and your stupid family elected to live in a cesspool...Hey, be my guest, ASSHOLE!2001 July 10, Robert Chin, “Re: Manila Girl in Chitown”, in soc.culture.filipino (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    be my pest

Synonyms of be my guest

Questions about be my guest

What does be my guest mean?
Be my guest means do as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it!
What part of speech is be my guest?
Be my guest is a verb.

Words near be my guest in the dictionary

  1. be left kicking
  2. be like
  3. be lost to the four winds
  4. be mother
  5. be mum
  6. be my guest
  7. be no exception
  8. be no match for
  9. be no stranger to
  10. be not to know
  11. be off with you

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