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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

push the boat out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
push the boat out
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

pushes the boat out (present, singular) pushing the boat out (participle, present) pushed the boat out (participle, past) pushed the boat out (past)

Phrases

push the envelope throw money away

Frequently Paired Words

push the envelope throw money away

Questions

What does push the boat out mean?
To do something, especially spend money, more extravagantly than usual, particularly for a celebration.

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