push the boat out

push the boat out
push the boat out (informal)
To entertain, celebrate, etc lavishly
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Main Entry:boat
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push the boat out (informal) see under ↑boat
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Main Entry:push

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push the boat out informal phrase
to spend a lot of money on something, especially a celebration

They really pushed the boat out for her twenty-first birthday.

Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym
Main entry: boat

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see boat

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push the boat out
Brit informal : to spend a lot of money : to be extravagant

We're going to push the boat out and throw a big party to celebrate his recovery.

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Main Entry:boat

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push the ˈboat out idiom
(BrE, informal) to spend a lot of money on enjoying yourself or celebrating sth
Syn: splash out
Main entry:pushidiom

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  • push the boat out — ► push the boat out Brit. informal be extravagant. Main Entry: ↑boat …   English terms dictionary

  • push the boat out — British to spend a lot of money or more money than you usually do, especially when you are celebrating. As it s your birthday, I think we can push the boat out and have a bottle of champagne. They really pushed the boat out for Jane s wedding.… …   New idioms dictionary

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  • push the boat out Brit. — push the boat out Brit. informal be extravagant. → boat …   English new terms dictionary

  • push the boat out — informal to spend a lot of money on something, especially a celebration They really pushed the boat out for her twenty first birthday …   English dictionary

  • push the boat out — verb to do something, especially spend money, more extravagantly than usual, particularly for a celebration …   Wiktionary

  • push the boat out —  1. Start.  2. Be generous with money …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • boat — ► NOUN 1) a vessel for travelling on water. 2) a boat shaped serving dish for sauce or gravy. ► VERB ▪ travel in a boat for pleasure. ● be in the same boat Cf. ↑be in the same boat ● …   English terms dictionary

  • boat — W2S1 [bəut US bout] n [: Old English; Origin: bat] 1.) a vehicle that travels across water ▪ If we had a boat, we could row across to the island. ▪ a fishing boat on/in a boat ▪ MacKay said he would sleep on his boat. by boat ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • push — push1 W2S1 [puʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(button/switch)¦ 3¦(try to get past)¦ 4¦(encourage)¦ 5¦(persuade)¦ 6¦(change)¦ 7¦(increase/decrease)¦ 8¦(army)¦ 9¦(advertise)¦ 10¦(drugs)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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