IdiomTopic: money

splash out

/ˌsplæʃ ˈaʊt/INFORMAL · C2

Meaning

to spend a lot of money on something special

Examples

1We splashed out on a private dining room for our anniversary.
2For once, let us splash out rather than choose the cheapest seats.
3After years of cheap holidays, we splashed out on a luxury cruise to celebrate our retirement.
4Will you splash out on the deluxe room, or book the budget option as usual?
5She is splashing out on a designer dress as a rare birthday treat.

Grammar

Only splash changes form. Use on before the purchase; an amount can follow out.

Similar in meaning

break the bank

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a nest eggmoney saved for the future on a shoestringwith very little money money doesn't grow on treesmoney is limited, so you should not waste it penny-pinchingunwilling to spend money cost an arm and a legto be very expensive tighten your beltto spend less money than before

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