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1 at the expense of
hesabına, pahasına* * *pahasına* * *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.)...-in hesabına; pahasına2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) gülünç düşürerek -
2 at the expense of
pahasına -
3 expense
n. harcama, masraf, gider* * *masraf* * *[-s]1) (the spending of money etc; cost: I've gone to a lot of expense to educate you well.) masraf2) (a cause of spending: What an expense clothes are!) masraf kaynağı -
4 expend
v. harcamak, sarfetmek, tüketmek, bitirmek* * *harca* * *[ik'spend](to use or spend (supplies etc).) kullanmak- expense
- expenses
- expensive
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5 in style
klas, birinci sınıf, modaya uygun* * *(in a luxurious, elegant way without worrying about the expense: The bride arrived at the church in style, in a horse-drawn carriage.) gösterişli şekilde -
6 except for
bir şeyin dışında, hariç* * *hariç* * *1) (apart from: We enjoyed the holiday except for the expense.)...-den/dan başka2) (except: Except for John, they all arrived punctually.) hariç -
7 spare
adj. yedek, fazla, boş, az, yetersiz, az kullanan, zayıf, sıska, cimri, eli sıkı, hasis————————n. yedek parça, ihtiyat————————v. kıymamak, canını bağışlamak, korumak, öldürmemek, esirgemek, harcamamak, ayırmak, kaçınmak, idareli kullanmak, tutumlu olmak, bağışlanmak* * *1. ayır (v.) 2. yedek (n.)* * *[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) onsuz olmak2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) ayırmak3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) bağışlamak, öldürmemek4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) kaçınmak, sakınmak5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) sakınmak, esirgemek6) (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.) kurtarmak, vermemek2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) fazla, boş2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) boş3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) yedek parça2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) yedek lastik•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
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8 go to town
âlem yapmak* * *(to do something very thoroughly or with great enthusiasm or expense: He really went to town on (preparing) the meal.) bir işi büyük istekle yapmak
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and damn the expense — and damn the consequences/expense/etc impolite phrase used for saying that you are going to do something without worrying about what will happen as a result/how much it will cost etc We’re throwing a party, and damn the expense. Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
be at the expense of — To pay the cost of • • • Main Entry: ↑expend … Useful english dictionary
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
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
