spending spree

spending spree (plural spending sprees)

1. An expensive series of purchases made in a short time.
   • 2011 July 16, Henry Sanderson, Michael Forsythe, “In China, loans lure city officials”, in The Washington Post‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 December 2023, Business‎:

     Yichun is a poor city in a poor province. The income of its residents was little more than half the national average last year. That hasn’t stopped the government from going on a spending spree. The new local police headquarters has a miniature dome reminiscent of that of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

• shopping spree