tirar la casa por la ventana
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "to throw the house out the window" and may also be written "echar la casa por la ventana" or "botar la casa por la ventana."
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)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) (idiom) (to spend money generously on a particular occasion)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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).
a. to spare no expense
Los papás de Clara tiraron la casa por la ventana a la hora de celebrar su boda.Clara's parents spared no expense when it came to her wedding celebrations.
b. to go to town (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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).
Los Varela tiraron la casa por la ventana con las decoraciones para la fiesta.The Varelas went to town on the party decorations.
c. to push the boat out (colloquial) (idiom) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Mis abuelos tiraron la casa por la ventana cuando nací. Me hicieron toda clase de regalos.My grandparents pushed the boat out when I was born. I had all sorts of presents.
d. to go all out (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).
Tiraremos la casa por la ventana para celebrar el cincuenta aniversario de la compañía.We will go all out to celebrate the company's fiftieth anniversary.
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