Daily life

treat yourself to something

give yourself a reward

To treat yourself to something means to give yourself something enjoyable as a reward.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

What did you buy?

I treated myself to a really nice jacket.

Play the conversation

I've worked all week, so I'm going to treat myself to a massage.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I treated myself with a new pair of shoes.

Say: I treated myself to a new pair of shoes.

Use the preposition 'to' after 'treat yourself' when naming the reward.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

treat yourself to something; treated myself to something

Your turn: say it out loud

I've worked all week, so I'm going to treat myself to a massage.

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

treat yourself to something

give yourself a reward

“I've worked all week, so I'm going to treat myself to a massage.”

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