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echar la casa por la ventana
Language:
es
1.
Spain
Latin America
informal
colloquial
To spare no expense; to spend freely and extravagantly, especially in order to celebrate.
To go all out in organizing or enjoying an event, often implying lavishness or excess.
Examples:
ES:
Hablando de echar la casa por la ventana... Sí, lo sé. Dímelo a mí.
EN:
Speaking of going all-out... yeah, I know.Tell me about it.
ES:
Vamos a tener que echar la casa por la ventana
EN:
We'll have to scuttle the house.
ES:
Una cosa que puedo decir de nuestro jefe, es que sabe echar la casa por la ventana.
EN:
One thing I can say about our boss... he knows how to cut loose.
ES:
Vamos a echar la casa por la ventana, todos van a venir.
EN:
Yeah, we're going all out, everyone will be there.
ES:
Nunca los había visto echar la casa por la ventana así.
EN:
Yeah. I've never seen them go all out like this, for reference.
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