splashes out
Goes big buying
Splashes out means to spend money freely or extravagantly, especially on a treat or luxury.
British informal.
The phrase suggests a splashy, showy gesture of generosity—toward oneself or others: We splashed out on a fancy hotel for our anniversary, She splashed out £500 on a new coat.
- spendPay out money
- treatSomething pleasantly special
- splurgeSpend freely, impulsively
- goes all outExerts total effort
- indulgeSatisfy a craving
guilty pleasure · shopping spree · extravagance · flash the cash · impulsiveness · thriftlessness · purchase · wastefulness · money to burn · luxury · spatter · buy · exuberance · shop · acquisition · living large · lavishness · spare no expense
splashes outeconomizes
Uses resources sparingly
scrimps · saves · budgets · cuts back · holds back
splashes outhoards
Hidden valuable caches
stockpiles · saves up · squirrels away · stashes · keeps
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