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1 no expense(s)/pains spared
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2 spare
adj. reserve-; extra, bijkomend, vrij, onbezet; vrijetijds-; pover; klein, gering; mager, uitgemergeld--------n. reserveonderdeel--------v. sparen (van het leven); in leven blijven; opgeven; besparen; gierigheid; een aalmoes gevenspare1[ speə] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉————————spare2〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; spareness〉3 mager4 schraal ⇒ karig, krap♦voorbeelden:spare room • logeerkamer¶ 〈Brits-Engels; slang〉 go spare • verbijsterd/razend worden————————spare3〈 werkwoord〉1 het stellen zonder ⇒ missen, overhebben; geven, afstaan3 besparen♦voorbeelden:1 I have exactly £1 to spare • ik heb nog precies £1 overenough and to spare • meer dan genoegcan you spare me a few moments? • heb je een paar minuten voor mij?not spare oneself • zichzelf niet sparen4 no expense(s)/pains spared • zonder geld/moeite te sparen
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no expense spared — no expense is spared if no expense is spared in arranging something, a lot of money is spent to make it extremely good. It was only the best for his daughter s wedding, no expense spared … New idioms dictionary
no expense spared — ► spare no expense (or no expense spared) be prepared to pay any amount. Main Entry: ↑spare … English terms dictionary
spare no expense (or no expense spared) — be prepared to pay any amount. → spare … English new terms dictionary
expense — ex|pense W2S3 [ıkˈspens] n 1.) [U and C] the amount of money that you spend on something legal/medical/living/travel etc expenses (=the money that you spend for a particular purpose) ▪ He borrowed £150,000 and used the money for legal expenses.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
expense — noun 1 cost/money spent on sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, huge, significant, vast ▪ added, additional, extra … Collocations dictionary
expense — /Ik spens/ noun (C, U) 1 the amount of money that you have to spend on something: household/medical/living etc expenses (=the money that you spend for a particular purpose): The students share all the household expenses. | go to great expense… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spare no expense — phrase to spend as much money as necessary to make something good, without worrying about the cost She spared no expense in getting the house to look just right. Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym Main entry: spare * * * spare no expense… … Useful english dictionary
spare no expense — ► spare no expense (or no expense spared) be prepared to pay any amount. Main Entry: ↑spare … English terms dictionary
no expense is spared — if no expense is spared in arranging something, a lot of money is spent to make it extremely good. No expense was spared in making the guests feel comfortable … New idioms dictionary
spare no expense — ► to spend a lot of money in order to make something extremely good: »No expense was spared in redesigning the chairman s office. Main Entry: ↑expense … Financial and business terms
spare no expense — to not consider the cost of something. The team spared no expense in hiring players last year. Related vocabulary: spare no effort to do something … New idioms dictionary