dine out on

• [通常不用被动语态]靠着(声望、成就等)被人请吃饭，靠(某事迹、某新闻报道等)获得声望成就而受人宴请：

  She'll be able to dine out on that story for days.

  那篇新闻报道能让她在社交界今后几天都受人宴请。