splash out
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splash out
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (to spend a lot) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. tirar la casa por la ventana (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
We splashed out when we were on holiday.Tiramos la casa por la ventana cuando estábamos de vacaciones.
b. darse un lujo
We work hard to save, but it's no crime to splash out every now and again.Trabajamos mucho para ahorra, pero no es un delito darnos un lujo de vez en cuando.
c. gastar a manos llenas
You'll have to really splash out to live in that part of London.Tendrás que gastar a manos llenas para vivir en esa zona de Londres.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
2. (colloquial) (to spend) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. gastarse
We splashed out 200 quid on a bottle of wine.Nos gastamos 200 libras en una botella de vino.
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