B1idiomfood
help yourself
USUK
said to invite someone to take food or drink without asking
Use 'help yourselves' for a group, and 'to' before the food. It can also mean taking things without permission: 'He helped himself to my pens.'
In context
There's fruit in the kitchen, so help yourself whenever you're hungry.
Please help yourselves to spring rolls while I finish cooking the noodles.
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