wine and dine

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Sabatini’s newest chance emerged four days ago, as Ackerman prepared to wine and dine his foundation’s scientific advisors at Manhattan’s high-end restaurant Le Bernardin.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 3, 2023

Buck’s is neighbors with the bookstore Politics & Prose, which means authors frequently wine and dine in the restaurant, and Alefantis seems to know every artist, scribbler and socialite in Washington.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2021

“The pressure is constant. You need to go all out and wine and dine the extended family -- not to mention these envelope gifts,” he continued.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2020

Its leaders wine and dine him, outdoing previous hosts.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2017

Wednesday said, “If you can think ‘A. Haddock’ as well as you thought ‘snow,’ we should have plenty of lovely money with which to wine and dine my friends of tonight.”

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman