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
Hannelore	HAH-ne-lo-rə	German
Victor	VIK-tər (English), veek-TOR (French)	English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Late Roman
Emilia	e-MEEL-yah (Italian, Spanish, Polish), E-mee-lee-ah (Finnish), e-MEE-lee-ah (Swedish)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Galo	GAH-lo	Spanish
Alwyn	-	Welsh
Violet	VIE-lət, VIE-ə-lət	English