Idiom
burn a hole in someone's pocket
Meaning
To cause someone to spend money or be tempted to spend money.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That extra cash is burning a hole in my pocket.”
“He just got his paycheck, and it is already burning a hole in his pocket.”
“The sudden inheritance burned a hole in his pocket, tempting him to abandon his frugal habits for a life of luxury.”
Examples
simple
“That extra cash is burning a hole in my pocket.”
contextual
“He just got his paycheck, and it is already burning a hole in his pocket.”
complex
“The sudden inheritance burned a hole in his pocket, tempting him to abandon his frugal habits for a life of luxury.”
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