Idiom
two lamps burning and no ship at sea
Meaning
Said of an unwisely or overly extravagant person.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He spends money like he has two lamps burning and no ship at sea.”
“She bought three expensive cars despite her low salary, acting like she had two lamps burning and no ship at sea.”
“The heir squandered his entire family fortune on frivolous luxuries, behaving as if he had two lamps burning and no ship at sea.”
Examples
simple
“He spends money like he has two lamps burning and no ship at sea.”
contextual
“She bought three expensive cars despite her low salary, acting like she had two lamps burning and no ship at sea.”
complex
“The heir squandered his entire family fortune on frivolous luxuries, behaving as if he had two lamps burning and no ship at sea.”
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