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pushes the boat out

pushes the boat out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pushes the boat out

What is pushes the boat out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pushes the boat out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of push the boat out.

Words near pushes the boat out in the dictionary

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

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