push the boat out en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (UK, idiomatic) To do something, especially spend money, more extravagantly than usual, particularly for a celebration.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pushed the boat out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pushed the boat out | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| pushing the boat out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pushes the boat out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
push the envelope · throw money away
Translations (3)
es tirar la casa por la ventana (Translations) · es echar la casa por la ventana (Translations) · it non badare a spese (Translations)