RD Dec., 2010の記事、 "Seriously Cheap People" から取り上げる最後の表現です。
But there's a secret about cheap people: They aren't necessarily cheap on all fronts. Some spring for education or holidays, or they're generous with others if not with themselves.
文脈からすると、cheap peopleは単なるケチではないので、"spring for" の意味は、教育や休日（の遊び）には金を使う、の様ですが、どうでしょう？ 辞書で確かめます。
・Macmillan Dictionary: to pay for someone else’s share of something; I’ll spring for dinner tonight
・McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs: to treat someone by buying something. I'm bouncing for pizza. Any takers? Ralph sprang for drinks, and we all had a great time..
・American Heritage Dictionary: Pay another's expenses, treat, as in I'll spring for the dinner this time . [Slang; c. 1900]
But there's a secret about cheap people: They aren't necessarily cheap on all fronts. Some spring for education or holidays, or they're generous with others if not with themselves.
文脈からすると、cheap peopleは単なるケチではないので、"spring for" の意味は、教育や休日（の遊び）には金を使う、の様ですが、どうでしょう？ 辞書で確かめます。
・Macmillan Dictionary: to pay for someone else’s share of something; I’ll spring for dinner tonight
・McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs: to treat someone by buying something. I'm bouncing for pizza. Any takers? Ralph sprang for drinks, and we all had a great time..
・American Heritage Dictionary: Pay another's expenses, treat, as in I'll spring for the dinner this time . [Slang; c. 1900]
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