give the royal treatment
give the royal treatment verb: to treat (someone) extremely well.
Verb
give the royal treatment (third-person singular simple present gives the royal treatment, present participle giving the royal treatment, simple past gave the royal treatment, past participle given the royal treatment)
- To treat (someone) extremely well.
- We would spit in the food of difficult customers and give the royal treatment to those who treated us with respect. I could never comprehend how a patron could treat somebody they entrusted with their food with anything but the utmost of esteem...2006, Michael Eliot Mehler, Nice Jewish Felon, page 113
Forms of give the royal treatment
| third-person singular present | gives the royal treatment |
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| present participle | giving the royal treatment |
| past | gave the royal treatment |
| past participle | given the royal treatment |
Questions about give the royal treatment
- What does give the royal treatment mean?
- Give the royal treatment means to treat (someone) extremely well.
- What part of speech is give the royal treatment?
- Give the royal treatment is a verb.
- What is the past tense of give the royal treatment?
- The past tense of give the royal treatment is gave the royal treatment.
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