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1 at the expense of
på bekostnad av* * *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.) på bekostnad av2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) på ngns bekostnad -
2 come at the expense of
ske på bekostnad av -
3 expense
n. kostnad, utgift* * *[-s]1) (the spending of money etc; cost: I've gone to a lot of expense to educate you well.) utlägg2) (a cause of spending: What an expense clothes are!) utgift, kostnad -
4 expend
v. lägga ner, lägga ut, ge ut, använda (om pengar, tid, omsorg etc.)* * *[ik'spend](to use or spend (supplies etc).) använda, förbruka, lägga ut- expense
- expenses
- expensive
- at the expense of -
5 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.) stilfullt -
6 except for
bortsett från, utom* * *1) (apart from: We enjoyed the holiday except for the expense.) bortsett från2) (except: Except for John, they all arrived punctually.) så när som på -
7 spare
adj. extra, reserv-; ledig; fritids-; knapp, klen; mager, smal--------n. reservdel; reservhjul--------v. avvara; skona; avstå från; bespara; spara; vara sparsam; undvara* * *[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) avvara, undvara2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) sätta av, få över3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) skona4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skona5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) sky, spara6) (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.) bespara2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ledig, extra-, reserv-2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?)3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservdel2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservhjul•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
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8 go to town
festa om; arbeta effektivt* * *(to do something very thoroughly or with great enthusiasm or expense: He really went to town on (preparing) the meal.) överträffa sig själv
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at the expense of — 1. To the cost or detriment of (often at someone s expense) 2. With the loss or sacrifice of • • • Main Entry: ↑expend * * * so as to cause harm to or neglect of the pursuit of profit at the expense of the environment | language courses that… … Useful english dictionary
at the expense of something — phrase 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. Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
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at the expense of somebody — at the expense of sb/sth idiom with loss or damage to sb/sth • He built up the business at the expense of his health. • an education system that benefits bright children at the expense of those who are slower to learn Main entry: ↑expenseidiom … Useful english dictionary
go to the expense of something doing something — go to the expense of sth/of doing sth | go to a lot of, etc. expense idiom to spend money on sth • They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved. Main entry: ↑expenseidiom … Useful english dictionary
go to the expense of of doing something — go to the expense of sth/of doing sth | go to a lot of, etc. expense idiom to spend money on sth • They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved. Main entry: ↑expenseidiom … Useful english dictionary
put somebody to the expense of something doing something — put sb to the expense of sth/of doing sth | put sb to a lot of, etc. expense idiom to make sb spend money on sth • Their visit put us to a lot of expense. Main entry: ↑expenseidiom … Useful english dictionary
put somebody to the expense of of doing something — put sb to the expense of sth/of doing sth | put sb to a lot of, etc. expense idiom to make sb spend money on sth • Their visit put us to a lot of expense. Main entry: ↑expenseidiom … Useful english dictionary
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
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
