push the boat out

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

push the boat out (third-person singular simple present pushes the boat out, present participle pushing the boat out, simple past and past participle pushed the boat out)

1. (British, idiomatic) To do something, especially spend money, more extravagantly than usual, particularly for a celebration.

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: tirar la casa por la ventana, echar la casa por la ventana

See also

• push the envelope
• throw money away