allow me

allow me

set phrase Let me do it. Typically said before a polite action or gesture. "Allow me," my date said before opening my car door. Allow me—I'll open the wine bottle. A: "I'm afraid I'm not very good at cutting cakes." B: "Oh, Aunt Nancy can do it." C: "Yes, honey, allow me."

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allow me

 and permit me

Please let me help you. (*Typically said by someone politely assisting another person, as by opening a door or providing some personal service. In Allow me, the stress is usually on me. In Permit me, the stress is usually on -mit.) Tom and Jane approached the door. "Allow me," said Tom, grabbing the doorknob. "Permit me," said Fred, pulling out a gold-plated lighter and lighting Jane's cigarette.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

allow ˈme

(spoken) used to offer help politely: ‘I’ll just take these bags upstairs.’ ‘Allow me.’

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