someone's shout

someone's shout
British informal
someone's turn to pay for something, especially drinks

Put your money away. It's my shout.


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  • someone's shout — someone’s shout british informal phrase someone’s turn to pay for something, especially drinks Put your money away. It’s my shout. Thesaurus: miscellaneous paymentssynonym words used to describe payments and funding sourceshyponym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • give someone a shout — spoken phrase to go and tell someone something Give me a shout when it’s ready. Thesaurus: to tell someone something, or to give informationsynonym Main entry: shout * * * …   Useful english dictionary

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  • shout — ► VERB 1) speak or call out very loudly. 2) (shout at) reprimand loudly. 3) (shout down) prevent (someone) from speaking or being heard by shouting. 4) Austral./NZ informal treat (someone) to (something, especially a drink). ► NOUN …   English terms dictionary

  • give someone a shout — informal call on or get in touch with someone. → shout …   English new terms dictionary

  • give someone a shout — spoken to go and tell someone something Give me a shout when it s ready …   English dictionary

  • shout — shout1 [ ʃaut ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to say something in a loud voice: He was one of those speakers who shout into the microphone. shout at the top of your voice (=as loudly as you can): I want to go now, Danny shouted at the top… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shout — I UK [ʃaʊt] / US verb Word forms shout : present tense I/you/we/they shout he/she/it shouts present participle shouting past tense shouted past participle shouted *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to say something in a loud voice Stop! he shouted …   English dictionary

  • shout — verb 1》 speak or call out very loudly.     ↘(shout at) reprimand loudly.     ↘(shout someone down) prevent someone from speaking or being heard by shouting. 2》 Austral./NZ informal treat (someone) to (something, especially a drink). noun 1》 a… …   English new terms dictionary

  • shout — [shout] n. [ME schoute, prob. < an OE cognate of ON skūta, a taunt, prob. < IE * (s)kud , to cry out > SCOUT2] 1. a loud cry or call 2. any sudden, loud outburst or uproar 3. [orig. uncert.] [Austral. & N.Z. Informal] Austral. N.Z.… …   English World dictionary

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