Meaning of burn a hole in someone's pocket | Babel Free

Definitions

To cause someone to spend money or be tempted to spend money.

idiomatic

Examples

“The fortune burned a hole in his pocket, and he could not resist spending several thousand francs on jewelry for Eveline; […]”

“In frustration, I go to the local Circuit City, my Visa card burning a hole in my pocket. "Here's a grand! Two grand," I shout, "for the salesperson who can bring me a VCR that I can use to record TV shows.”

“When I later thought about the fifteen hundred dollars in hundred-dollar bills burning a hole in my pocket, and about how I was prepared to go immediately to the Democratic Party offices and plunk it down to campaign with a manager […]”

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