Collocations for "waitress"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "waitress" in context.
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waitress
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [cocktail, bar, nightclub, restaurant, personal] waitress
- [a pretty, a cute, a snappy, an efficient, a helpful] waitress
- my name is [Jessica], and I'll be your waitress [today, this evening]
- ask the waitress for a [knife, refill, menu]
- asked the waitress for (more) [sugar, salt, mayonnaise]
- asked the waitress to [bring, fetch, take, serve]
- the waitress [took down, keyed in] the order
- the waitress [brought, served] the [coffee, order]
- the waitress [laid, cleared, wiped, cleaned] the tables
- the waitress was [laying] the tables
- was [rude, snappy, flirty] with the waitress
- was flirting with the waitress
- [leave, give] the waitress a tip
- earns good tips as a waitress
- gave the waitress a [good, lousy] tip
- works as a waitress
- was [not, very] happy with our waitress
- the tips are shared among the waitresses
- which one is our waitress (again)?
- can you get the waitress's attention?
- trying to get the waitress's attention
- can't get the waitress's attention
- waitress [jobs, service]
'waitress' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):