be my guest

English

be my guest (imperative)

(idiomatic) Do as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it!
If you want to give it a try, be my guest!

2001 July 10, Robert Chin, “Re: Manila Girl in Chitown”, in soc.culture.filipino (Usenet):
If you want to think you're smart because you and your stupid family elected to live in a cesspool...Hey, be my guest, ASSHOLE!
2002 October 11, Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, The Transporter, 20th Century Fox
Lai: Can I leave?

Frank: Be my guest.

do as you wish

Chinese:
Mandarin: 請便／请便 (zh) (qǐngbiàn), 請自便／请自便 (qǐng zì biàn), 別客氣／别客气 (zh) (bié kèqì)
Dutch: ga je gang
Finnish: ole hyvä (fi) (informal in singular), olkaa hyvä (fi) (formal or plural), ole hyvä vain, olkaa hyvä vain, kaikin mokomin
French: (formal) servez-vous (fr), je vous en prie (fr), (informal) sers-toi (fr), je t’en prie (fr), vas-y (fr), allez-y (fr)
Georgian: როგორც გენებოს (rogorc genebos)
German: (formal) bedienen Sie sich (de), greifen Sie zu (de); (informal) bedien dich (de), greif zu (de)
Hungarian: csak nyugodtan, csak tessék, hogyne (hu), persze (hu), természetesen (hu)
Italian: fai pure
Japanese: ご遠慮なくお使いください (ja) (go-enryo naku o-tsukai kudasai)
Polish: proszę (pl), droga wolna f
Portuguese: fique à vontade, sinta-se à vontade
Russian: не стесня́йтесь (ru) (ne stesnjájtesʹ) (don't be shy, formal), не стесня́йся (ru) (ne stesnjájsja) (informal); угоща́йтесь (ru) (ugoščájtesʹ) (help yourself (food), formal), угоща́йся (ru) (ugoščájsja) (informal)
Spanish: orale como vas, adelante, llegale con confinaza, adelante (es)

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