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(to) count on
→ to rely on; to depend on
Example: Our flight leaves at 6 a.m. tomorrow, and I'm counting on you to wake me up!
(to) go to waste
→ to be thrown out; to be wasted
Example: After the Thanksgiving dinner, we sent our guests home with some leftover turkey so it wouldn't go to waste.
(to) have someone over
→ to invite someone to one's house
Example: Sandra promised to have us over for dinner later this month.
(to) help oneself
→ to take; to serve oneself
Example: Help yourself to another piece of cake.
(to) hit the road
→ to leave; to get going
Example: We promised our babysitter we'd be home by midnight, so we'd better hit the road now.
It was a real treat
→ we had a very nice time
Example: Thanks for having us over for dinner. It was a real treat.
(to) knock oneself out
→ to make a big effort; to do more than necessary
Example: Teresa made handmade gifts for all 20 people at her office. She really knocked herself out.
(to) make a pig of oneself
→ to overeat; to eat too much
Example: May I have another piece of pie? I don't mean to make a pig of myself, but it's delicious!
out of this world
→ delicious
Example: If you go to Cafe Felix, be sure to order the apple pie for dessert. It's out of this world!
(to) outdo oneself
→ to do more than expected; to do a great job
Example: Danny outdid himself with his high school science project. He built a powerful robot.
(to) save (some) room for dessert
→ to not eat too much of the main course so as to be able to eat dessert
Example: The waitress gave us dessert menus and said, "I hope you saved room for dessert!"
second helping
→ a second portion; seconds
Example: There's still some lasagna left. Who'd like a second helping?
thank you for a lovely time
→ thanks for having us to your house ( an expression used by guests to thank their hosts as they leave)
Example: "Thank you for a lovely time." - "Thank you for coming. It was great seeing you."
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