spring for (something)

spring for (something)

1. To pay for something expensive, especially as a treat for oneself or someone else. I decided to spring for the new video game as a reward to myself for doing so well on my exam. Janet is springing for a trip to Disney World for her family this summer.
2. To leap, dash, or dart toward something. I sprang for the door so that my wife wouldn't see the gift I was having delivered. The cat keeps springing for the dangling cord used to draw the blinds.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

spring for something

 and bounce for something
Sl. to treat someone by buying something. I'm bouncing for pizza. Any takers? Ralph sprang for drinks, and we all had a great time.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

spring for

Pay another's expenses, treat, as in I'll spring for the dinner this time. [Slang; c. 1900]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

spring for

v.
To pay for something: My boss offered to spring for lunch.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

spring for something

and bounce for something
in. to treat (someone) by buying something. (see also pop for something.) Can you spring for coffee? I’ve got a case of the shorts. I’m bouncing for pizza. Any takers?
See also: something, spring
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
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  • leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open for (something)
  • leave oneself wide open for
  • leave open
  • leave yourself wide open to something
  • leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open to (something)
  • reproach (someone or something) with (something)
  • reproach with
  • kick (oneself) for (doing something)
  • keep in sight
  • keep sight of somebody/something