idiom · informal
splash out (on)
UK/splæʃ ˈaʊt ɒn/US/splæʃ ˈaʊt ɑn/SPLASH OUT
speaking
to spend a lot of money on something, especially for pleasure
Examples
“They decided to splash out on a fancy dinner to celebrate.”
“I might splash out on a new phone when the next model comes out.”
“She splashed out on a designer dress for the wedding.”
Band 8 sentence
“To mark the end of exams, many students splash out on a group meal rather than going somewhere cheap.”
Collocations
- splash out on a new phone
- splash out on a holiday
Word family
splash out (phrasal verb) verbsplashed out verb (past)
Common mistakes
She splashed out a new phone→She splashed out on a new phone
I will splash money on→I will splash out on
Say it for a higher band
5spend a lot→6treat oneself→7+splash out (on)
Synonyms
treat oneself
spend a lot
Easily confused
treat oneself
“After finishing the book, she treated herself to a weekend trip.”
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