大手大脚 (dà shǒu dà jiǎo) — (idiom) extravagant; wasteful; spending money carelessly
Definition
An idiom describing a person who spends money carelessly and extravagantly, used to criticize wasteful habits with money.
idiom
extravagantwastefulspending money carelessly
Examples
- 大手大脚，。Tā huā qián dà shǒu dà jiǎo, hěn kuài jiù méi qián le.He spends money extravagantly and soon runs out of money.
- 大手大脚，。dà shǒu dà jiǎo De xí guàn bù hǎo, yào xué huì jié yuē.The habit of being wasteful is not good; you should learn to save.
- 大手大脚。Tā dà shǒu dà jiǎo dì mǎi le hěn duō méi yòng de dōng xī.She bought a lot of useless things extravagantly.
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