- push the boat out
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to do something, especially spend money, more extravagantly than usual, particularly for a celebration.
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push the boat out — (informal) To entertain, celebrate, etc lavishly • • • Main Entry: ↑boat push the boat out (informal) see under ↑boat • • • Main Entry: ↑push * * * push the boat out informal … Useful english dictionary
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
push the boat out — work harder to complete the job, give 110%, go the extra mile Chris, my son, to make your marriage work, sometimes, well, many times, you have to push the boat out … English idioms
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 — 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
