spring for

Idioms  

1. Pay another's expenses, treat, as in I'll spring for the dinner this time. [Slang; c. 1900]

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Example Sentences

The country has received only 83% of the average rainfall for January to October, and suffered the driest spring for 132 years and the hottest summer on record.

From BBC

Hendlin and his wife scoured Facebook Marketplace in the spring for used furniture for their Burlingame, Calif., patio.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s setting the stage for her high school debut this spring for the Jackrabbits.

From Los Angeles Times

I may even spring for one with full coverage, like my neighbor’s, so we can match as we march through the neighborhood, commando-style.

From The Wall Street Journal

The plan was simple: Pop up for roughly a year, then spring for a food truck and slowly grow the operation into a bricks-and-mortar.

From Los Angeles Times

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