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What does "help oneself" mean?

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Rebecca

"Help yourself to [something]" is an informal expression used to tell others to serve themselves or get whatever they may need. The rabbit in this video says "help yourself to anything" to mean "serve yourself anything" or "feel free to get anything you want." Ex: Help yourself to any of the food on the table. Ex: Alright, enjoy dinner! Please help yourselves.

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