lavish
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be lavish with (something)
To give, heap, or bestow something freely and in great abundance to something. Don't be lavish with praise unless your children have truly earned it, or else they could end up with an inflated ego or sense of entitlement. The critic was lavish with his scorn for the director's latest film, calling it a disgusting, obscene piece of exploitation. Aunt Gertrude is always lavish with gifts, but they're always very impersonal. It's like she's trying to buy our love or something.
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lavish (someone or something) with (something)
To give, heap, or bestow something freely and in great abundance to someone or something. Don't be too eager to lavish your children with praise unless they've truly earned it, or else they could end up with an inflated ego or sense of entitlement. The critic lavished the director's latest film with scorn, calling it a disgusting, obscene piece of exploitation.
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lavish (something) (up)on (someone or something)
To give, heap, or bestow something freely and in great abundance to someone or something. Don't be too eager to lavish praise upon your children unless they've truly earned it, or else they could end up with an inflated ego or sense of entitlement. The critic lavished scorn on the director's latest film, calling it a disgusting, obscene piece of exploitation.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
lavish something (up)on someone
to give something freely to someone; to squander something on someone. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) The manager lavished all sorts of favors upon the new employee. Susan lavished compliments on the cook.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
lavish on
v.
To give or bestow something in abundance to someone or something: The critics lavished praise on the new movie. The pundits lavished scorn on the new mayor.
lavish with
v.
To enhance or praise something or someone with something: The teacher lavished the best students with praise. The tables were lavished with decorations.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.