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lash out (sth) phrasal verb
phrasal verb UK informal
Definition
to spend a large amount of money in an unnecessary or wasteful way
He lashed out £5000 on his daughter's wedding.
(Definition of lash out (sth) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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