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treat yourself

do something enjoyable for yourself

To buy or do something enjoyable as a reward for yourself.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

I found these shoes on sale.

Go on, treat yourself.

Play the conversation

After finishing the project, I treated myself to a nice dinner.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I treated me to a massage.

Say: I treated myself to a massage.

Use the reflexive pronoun "yourself" or "myself" when the person receiving the treat is the same person doing it.

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How it fits in a sentence.

treat yourself; treat yourself to something; treated myself to something

Your turn: say it out loud

After finishing the project, I treated myself to a nice dinner.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

treat yourself

do something enjoyable for yourself

“After finishing the project, I treated myself to a nice dinner.”

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