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pushed the boat out

pushed the boat out is the simple past and past participle of push the boat out.

Meaning of push the boat out

Verb

push the boat out (third-person singular simple present pushes the boat out, present participle pushing the boat out, simple past and past participle pushed the boat out)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To do something, especially spend money, more extravagantly than usual, particularly for a celebration.

Questions about pushed the boat out

What is pushed the boat out the simple past and past participle of?
Pushed the boat out is the simple past and past participle of push the boat out.

Words near pushed the boat out in the dictionary

  1. pushed papers
  2. pushed past
  3. pushed rope
  4. pushed someone's buttons
  5. pushed string uphill
  6. pushed the boat out
  7. pushed the edge of the envelope
  8. pushed the envelope
  9. pushed the limit
  10. pushed the right buttons
  11. pushed through

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