| 单词 | at the expense of someone |
| 释义 | at the expense ofsomeoneC2 making anotherpersonlooksilly: Would youstopmakingjokesat myexpense? Damaging and spoiling
at the expense ofsomethingC1 If you do one thing at theexpenseof another, doing the first thingharmsthe second thing: He had no need toprotecttheirreputationat theexpenseof his own. Damaging and spoiling
at the expense of someone| American Dictionaryat the expense ofsomeonein a way thatembarrassesorharmssomeone: They all had a goodlaughat her expense. at the expense ofsomethingresultingin thelossof something: Do we reallywanttospeedtheprocessup at the expense ofsafety? |
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