Advertisement
Advertisement
at the expense of
To the detriment or injury of a person or thing, as in We can't speed up production at the expense of quality , or The laughter was all at Tom's expense . [Late 1600s]
Paid for by someone, as in The hotel bill for the sales force is at the expense of the company . [Mid-1600s]
Idioms and Phrases
Also, at one's expense .Example Sentences
David Spencer, a former police officer who now is head of crime and justice at the think tank Policy Exchange, says too often the law had previously "favoured those involved in disruptive protests at the expense of the legitimate interests of other people."
"Tanzania will not continue to allow unequal market access to persist at the expense of its people," he said.
If this happens, it would mark a new chapter in Ukraine-Africa relations, though not necessarily at the expense of Russia.
Following reports that the White House will use bilateral trade negotiations to isolate China, Beijing has warned countries against "reaching a deal at the expense of China's interests".
The site has been rapidly manufacturing memes and sarcastic captions to capitalize 鈥 unrestrained by any tariffs 鈥 on a hot international export, namely jokes at the expense of the United States and its tariff-loving president.
Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse