A partly lifted silver serving cloche revealing a blank card, beside a small brass bell and a curled paper strip on burgundy.

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Waiter

Would you like to order something, sir? I will put it on the Underhills' bill.

— Fletch  ·  1985

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The waiter politely offers to put an order on the Underhills' bill. The line's potential humour lies in how casually it assigns the cost to someone else. Its smooth courtesy leaves the arrangement sounding routine, without explaining who authorised it.

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