- spring for something
- spring for something & bounce for somethingSl. to treat someone by buying something. •
I'm bouncing for pizza. Any takers?
•Ralph sprang for drinks, and we all had a great time.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
spring for something
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spring for something — ˈspring for sth derived (NAmE, informal) to pay for sth for sb else • I ll spring for the drinks tonight. Main entry: ↑springderived … Useful english dictionary
spring for something — AND bounce for something in. to treat (someone) by buying something. (See also pop for something.) □ I’m bouncing for pizza. Any takers? □ Ralph sprang for drinks, and we all had a great time … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
spring for — ˈspring for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they spring for he/she/it springs for present participle springing for past tense sprang for … Useful english dictionary
spring for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms spring for : present tense I/you/we/they spring for he/she/it springs for present participle springing for past tense sprang for past participle sprung for American informal spring for something to pay for… … English dictionary
pop for something — in. to pay for a treat (for someone). (See also spring for something.) □ Let’s have some ice cream. I’ll pop for it. □ It’s about time you popped for coffee … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bounce for something — Go to spring for something … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
spring from something — ˈspring from sth derived (formal) to be caused by sth; to start from sth • The idea for the novel sprang from a trip to India. Main entry: ↑springderived … Useful english dictionary
spring for — v. pay for something (usually a treat for somebody) … English slang
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spring — spring1 W2S2 [sprıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(season)¦ 2¦(curved metal)¦ 3¦(water)¦ 4 spring in your step 5 full of the joys of spring 6¦(sudden jump)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(SEASON)¦ [U and C] the season between winter and summer when leaves and flowers appear … Dictionary of contemporary English
spring — spring1 [ sprıŋ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the season of the year between winter and summer: early/late spring last/this/next spring in (the) spring: In spring the garden is a feast of blossoms. a ) only before noun happening in spring or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
