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Idiom

flash the cash

Meaning

To spend money, especially in an ostentatious manner; to pay up.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He likes to flash the cash whenever he goes out.”

“The new manager loves to flash the cash at expensive restaurants to impress his colleagues.”

“Despite his modest salary, he felt a desperate need to flash the cash at the gala to maintain the illusion of wealth.”

Examples

simple

“He likes to flash the cash whenever he goes out.”

contextual

“The new manager loves to flash the cash at expensive restaurants to impress his colleagues.”

complex

“Despite his modest salary, he felt a desperate need to flash the cash at the gala to maintain the illusion of wealth.”

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