Phrase guide

be my guest

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

Do as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it!

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, imperative

Examples

  • If you want to give it a try, be my guest!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: be my pest

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 請便 /请便 (qǐngbiàn) — do as you wish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 請自便 /请自便 (qǐng zì biàn) — do as you wish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 別客氣 /别客气 (bié kèqì) — do as you wish
  • Dutch: ga je gang — do as you wish
  • Finnish: ole hyvä — do as you wish
  • Finnish: olkaa hyvä — do as you wish
  • Finnish: ole hyvä vain — do as you wish
  • Finnish: olkaa hyvä vain — do as you wish
  • Finnish: kaikin mokomin — do as you wish
  • French: servez-vous — do as you wish
  • French: je vous en prie — do as you wish
  • French: sers-toi — do as you wish
  • French: je t'en prie — do as you wish
  • French: vas-y — do as you wish
  • French: allez-y — do as you wish
  • Georgian: როგორც გენებოს (rogorc genebos) — do as you wish
  • German: bedienen Sie sich — do as you wish
  • German: greifen Sie zu — do as you wish
  • German: bedien dich — do as you wish
  • German: greif zu — do as you wish
  • Hungarian: csak nyugodtan — do as you wish
  • Hungarian: csak tessék — do as you wish
  • Hungarian: hogyne — do as you wish
  • Hungarian: persze — do as you wish
  • Hungarian: természetesen — do as you wish
  • Italian: fai pure — do as you wish
  • Japanese: ご遠慮なくお使いください (go-enryo naku o-tsukai kudasai) — do as you wish
  • Polish: proszę — do as you wish
  • Polish: droga wolna — do as you wish
  • Portuguese: fique à vontade — do as you wish
  • Portuguese: sinta-se à vontade — do as you wish
  • Russian: не стесня́йтесь (ne stesnjájtesʹ) — do as you wish
  • Russian: не стесня́йся (ne stesnjájsja) — do as you wish
  • Russian: угоща́йтесь (ugoščájtesʹ) — do as you wish
  • Russian: угоща́йся (ugoščájsja) — do as you wish
  • Spanish: sírvete — do as you wish
  • Spanish: sírvase — do as you wish
  • Spanish: adelante — do as you wish
  • Spanish: con confianza — do as you wish