go on a spree
Example Sentences
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How entitled must these athletic directors be that they would go on a spree to the Ritz in this climate?
From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2019
Those who enjoy humming the scenery can forget the plot and go on a spree of influence hunting.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Instead, he made a name for himself with The 400 Blows, a title derived from a French slang expression "faire les 400 coups," meaning "to go on a spree."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Aksionov laughed, and said, "You are afraid that when I get to the fair I shall go on a spree."
From Best Russian Short Stories by Seltzer, Thomas
Aks�nov laughed, and said: "Are you afraid that I might go on a spree at the fair?"
From Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales by Tolstoy, Leo, graf