"push the boat out" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 大肆庆祝
• 花大钱庆祝

Definition

为了特别的场合而盛大或奢华地庆祝，通常比平时花费更多金钱或精力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要为英式英语，非正式。用于特殊场合的盛大庆祝。含有花费较多的意味，类似“去尽全力庆祝”。

Examples

We're going to push the boat out for Grandpa's 80th birthday.

我们要为爷爷的80岁生日**大肆庆祝**。

They really pushed the boat out for their wedding.

他们真的在婚礼上**花大钱庆祝**了。

Let's push the boat out and have dinner at that fancy restaurant tonight.

今晚我们去那家高档餐厅**大肆庆祝**一下吧。

After years of saving, they decided to push the boat out on their dream vacation.

攒了多年，他们决定在梦想假期上**大肆庆祝**一次。

You only retire once—might as well push the boat out!

你只退休一次，当然要**大肆庆祝**！

When Sarah got her promotion, her friends decided to push the boat out and throw her a huge party.

莎拉晋升后，她的朋友们决定**大肆庆祝**，为她办了一个盛大的派对。