"stand someone a meal/drink" construction
Form
NP
Offerer
stand
NP
Recipient
NP
Ingestible
Examples
Let
Offerer
me
stand
stand
Recipient
you
Ingestible
[an aperitif.]
Meaning
A Donor acquires an Ingestible (a meal or drink) and gives it to a Recipient.
Roles
Offerer
A person who buys a meal or drink (the Ingestible) for a Recipient.
Recipient
The person for whom the Offerer buys the Ingestible.
Ingestible
The meal or drink bought by the Offerer for the Recipient.