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1 at the expense of
1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) for egen regning; på bekostning af2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) på bekostning af* * *1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) for egen regning; på bekostning af2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) på bekostning af -
2 expense
[-s]1) (the spending of money etc; cost: I've gone to a lot of expense to educate you well.) udgift2) (a cause of spending: What an expense clothes are!) udgift* * *[-s]1) (the spending of money etc; cost: I've gone to a lot of expense to educate you well.) udgift2) (a cause of spending: What an expense clothes are!) udgift -
3 expend
[ik'spend](to use or spend (supplies etc).) bruge; anvende- expense
- expenses
- expensive
- at the expense of* * *[ik'spend](to use or spend (supplies etc).) bruge; anvende- expense
- expenses
- expensive
- at the expense of -
4 in style
(in a luxurious, elegant way without worrying about the expense: The bride arrived at the church in style, in a horse-drawn carriage.) med stil* * *(in a luxurious, elegant way without worrying about the expense: The bride arrived at the church in style, in a horse-drawn carriage.) med stil -
5 except for
1) (apart from: We enjoyed the holiday except for the expense.) bortset fra2) (except: Except for John, they all arrived punctually.) med undtagelse af; bortset fra* * *1) (apart from: We enjoyed the holiday except for the expense.) bortset fra2) (except: Except for John, they all arrived punctually.) med undtagelse af; bortset fra -
6 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) undvære2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) afse; afsætte3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spar4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) spare for2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservehjul•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare* * *[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) undvære2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) afse; afsætte3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spar4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) spare for2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservehjul•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare -
7 go to town
(to do something very thoroughly or with great enthusiasm or expense: He really went to town on (preparing) the meal.) anstrenge sig* * *(to do something very thoroughly or with great enthusiasm or expense: He really went to town on (preparing) the meal.) anstrenge sig
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at the expense of something — if one thing exists or happens at the expense of another, the second thing suffers or is not done properly because of the first Military strength is often achieved at the expense of a country s economic health … English dictionary
at the expense of something — at the expense of (something) with the loss of something. Time is spent preparing students for state tests at the expense of other, important instruction … New idioms dictionary
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