Id | ESLPod_1237_WE_2145 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 1237 |
Episode Title | Disagreements About Spending Money |
Phrase | to splash the cash |
Text | In this podcast, the phrase "to splash the cash" means to spend a lot of money in a way that causes other people to notice, especially when buying items that are not necessary and that are expensive: "Why would you splash the cash on designer clothing when you can get similar items at a much lower price at regular department stores?" The phrase "to splash out" means to spend a lot of money on something: "We hated splashing out thousands of dollars for a new roof." The phrase "to splash around" means to make water fly up in many different directions: "The children had so much fun splashing around in the pool." Finally, the phrase "to splash across" means for a story or image to be highly visible on the front page of a newspaper: "It was so strange to see Dad's face splashed across the newspaper." |
Topics | Money | Relationships + Family |
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