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
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
Our fishermen go on a spree sometimes, but not often, and when they do, they quarrel and fight a bit, but they always go to work the next morning.”
From By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson by Rainey, W. (William)
They showed no disposition to go on a spree again and so far as keeping the loads on, behaved very well indeed.
From Death Valley in '49 by Manly, William Lewis
