The verb to binge is not about watching television. Around 1915 it started being used about a period of. Do they mean the same thing and could they be used with drinking, shopping, and spending?
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Quisiera saber si alguien sabe decirme cómo expresar: Darse un atracón de (estudiar) inglés. She went on a shopping binge.
[1] he went on a drinking/spending/shopping spree/binge.
Originally it was about a period of excessive alchohol use. Or to binge on english?. To go on a drinking binge. If the context is understood, you can simply say 'he went on a binge [or a 'bender'].
