push the boat out Brit.

push the boat out Brit.
push the boat out Brit.
informal
be extravagant.
boat

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  • push — verb 1》 exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.     ↘hold and exert force on (something) so as to cause it to move in front of one.     ↘move one s body or a part of it forcefully into a specified position.… …   English new terms dictionary

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