"faire des folies" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /fɛʁ de fɔ.li/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-faire des folies.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire des folies
  1. (informal) to spend money extravagantly, to splash out, to splurge, to go on a spending spree Tags: informal Synonyms: dépenser plus que de raison Derived forms: faire des folies de son corps
    Sense id: en-faire_des_folies-fr-verb-SkXKe5ZR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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