free refills

Meaning

This term refers to getting additional servings of a drink for free after you have finished your first one. It is very common in American restaurants, especially for soft drinks, iced tea, and drip coffee. You can simply ask the server for another cup without worrying about extra charges.

Examples

• Do they offer free refills on soda here?

  Do they offer free refills on soda here?

• I'll just have a drip coffee, especially since there are free refills.

  I'll just have a drip coffee, especially since there are free refills.

• Excuse me, are free refills included with the iced tea?

  Excuse me, are free refills included with the iced tea?

• You don't have to pay for the second glass; they have free refills.

  You don't have to pay for the second glass; they have free refills.

• I drank three cups of lemonade because of the free refills.

  I drank three cups of lemonade because of the free refills.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Can I have a free fill again?

  ✓ Can I get a free refill?

  The standard noun is 'refill', not 'fill again' or 're-fill up'.

• ✗ Are there free refills of cola?

  ✓ Are there free refills on cola?

  We use the preposition 'on' when specifying the beverage that has free refills.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Excuse me, do you have free ___ on iced tea?

  💡 plural form of the word for getting more drink

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  refills

• I love this diner because the coffee comes with ___ refills.

  💡 opposite of paid

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  free