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- at (one's) expense
at (one's) expense
at (one's) expense
1. One's financial responsibility. Once I learned that the trip was at my expense, I decided not to go.
2. To one's detriment or disadvantage. I was furious when I heard the other kids telling jokes at my little brother's expense.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Tivadar | | TEEV-aw-dawr | Hungarian |
Dekel | | - | Hebrew |
LÁZaro | | LAH-zah-ro | Spanish |
Ognyana | | - | Bulgarian |
Tiago | | - | Portuguese |
Guy | | GIE (English), GEE (French) | English, French |