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It’s good manners to compliment the chef or host on the meal after you’ve finished eating.
B2Sentence
It’s good manners to compliment the chef or host on the meal after you’ve finished eating.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Giving Advice
Remember to compliment the chef or host on the meal after you finish eating; it's good manners.
Describing Habits
I always make sure to compliment the host on the food once I've finished eating.
Asking About Others
Do you usually compliment the chef or host on their cooking after you've eaten?
Sharing Hypotheticals
If I didn't compliment the host, it would be considered bad manners.
Rephrased versions
Formal
It is considered polite to express appreciation for the meal to the chef or host upon completion of the meal.
Casual
It's a nice thing to do to tell the chef or host how much you enjoyed the food.
Simpler English
Say you liked the food to be polite.
Phrases to learn
good manners
Politeness and etiquette.
compliment the chef
To praise the chef's cooking.