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1at 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… …
2at the expense of — (something) with the loss of something. Time is spent preparing students for state tests at the expense of other, important instruction …
3at the expense of — ► at the expense of 1) paid for by. 2) to the detriment of. Main Entry: ↑expense …
4damn the expense — damn the consequences, expense, etc. idiom (informal) used to say that you are going to do sth even though you know it may be expensive, have bad results, etc. • Let s celebrate and damn the expense! Main entry: ↑damnidiom …
5bear the expense — I verb bear the cost, compensate, defray, defray expenses, defray the cost, discharge, expend, give money, incur costs, incur expenses, indemnify, make compensation, make expenditure, make payment, make restitution, meet the bill, outlay, pay an… …
6at the expense of — idi at the sacrifice of; to the detriment of: quantity at the expense of quality[/ex] …
7bear the expense of — index disburse (pay out), expend (disburse) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8meet the expense of — index disburse (pay out), expend (disburse) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9support the expense of — index disburse (pay out), expend (disburse) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10undergo the expense of — index disburse (pay out) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
