on the house

Bedeutung

given free by a café, bar or restaurant

Vom Café, von der Bar oder vom Restaurant spendiert.

Beispiele

1. 1The waiter apologised for the long wait and said our desserts were on the house.
2. 2It's the café's birthday today, so the first coffee is on the house.
3. 3The chef was so pleased with our compliments that the drinks were on the house.
4. 4We didn't pay a penny for the cake because the owner said it was on the house.
5. 5Is the bread really on the house, or will they add it to the bill?

Grammatik

Die Wendung ist fest. Sie steht meist nach be oder nach dem, was gratis ist, etwa the drinks.