"give the royal treatment" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-give the royal treatment.ogg [Australia] Forms: gives the royal treatment [present, singular, third-person], giving the royal treatment [participle, present], gave the royal treatment [past], given the royal treatment [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> the royal treatment}} give the royal treatment (third-person singular simple present gives the royal treatment, present participle giving the royal treatment, simple past gave the royal treatment, past participle given the royal treatment)
  1. (idiomatic) To treat (someone) extremely well. Tags: idiomatic Translations (Translations): traiter aux petits oignons (French)
    Sense id: en-give_the_royal_treatment-en-verb-fkIZn1pV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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