on the house

意思

given free by a café, bar or restaurant

由店家免費提供.

例句

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?

文法

片語固定。通常跟在 be 之後，或放在免費的東西之後，如 the drinks。