'bet that worked a treat"

Posted by ESC on December 05, 2003

In Reply to: 'bet that worked a treat" posted by Ward Fredericks on December 05, 2003

: In a transPacific exchange the Aussie blond(e) suggested that a bit of behavior probably was destined to have a positive result (I guess). She said "bet that worked a treat". I thought I had heard just about everything, but that is really a new one. Does anyone have an idea of its origin and how widely it is used today.
: I have never heard it in the States, but I may start to change that right now.

A treat = terrifically, according to "British English from A to Zed" by Norman Schur (FirstHarperPerennial edition, 1991). The only place I've heard it is BBC America.

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