push the boat out

verb

To do something, especially spend money, more extravagantly than usual, particularly for a celebration.

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Meanings

verbpush the boat out (third-person singular simple present pushes the boat out, present participle pushing the boat out, simple past and past participle pushed the boat out)

present singular third person pushes the boat out · participle present pushing the boat out · participle past pushed the boat out · past pushed the boat out

  1. UKidiomaticTo do something, especially spend money, more extravagantly than usual, particularly for a celebration.

Translations

Italian non badare a spese
  • non badare a speseTranslations
Spanish tirar la casa por la ventana, echar la casa por la ventana
  • tirar la casa por la ventanaTranslations
  • echar la casa por la ventanaTranslations
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APA

push the boat out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20the%20boat%20out

MLA

“push the boat out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20the%20boat%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “push the boat out,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20the%20boat%20out.

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