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pushing the boat out

pushing the boat out is the present participle and gerund 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 pushing the boat out

What is pushing the boat out the present participle and gerund of?
Pushing the boat out is the present participle and gerund of push the boat out.

Words near pushing the boat out in the dictionary

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

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