push the boat out

(British)

to spend a lot of money or more money than you usually do, especially when you are celebrating As it's your birthday, I think we can push the boat out and have a bottle of champagne. (sometimes + for ) They really pushed the boat out for Jane's wedding.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alaric	['ælərik]
Harriette	HER-ee-ət, HAR-ee-ət	English
Madeline	MAD-ə-lin (English), MAD-ə-lien (English), ma-də-LEEN (French), mad-LEEN (French)	English, French
Aristides	ah-ree-STEE-dhes (Spanish), ə-reesh-TEE-dəsh (Portuguese), ə-reesh-CHEE-jəsh (Brazilian Portuguese)	Ancient Greek (Latinized), Spanish, Portuguese
Bernice	bər-NEES (English)	English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Philip	FIL-ip (English), FEE-lip (Dutch)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical