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be going spare
be going spare
To be available for one to take or claim. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. If that cake is going spare, I'll take a few pieces home with me.
be going spare
(British & Australian) if something is going spare, you can have it because no one else wants it 'Do you want some more cheesecake?' 'Yes, if it's going spare.'
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Josefiina | | YO-se-fee:-nah | Finnish |
| Eluf | | - | Danish |
| Iason | | - | Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin |
| Ishtar | | ISH-tahr (English) | Near Eastern Mythology |
| Jonathon | | JAHN-ə-thən | English |
| Hailey | | ['heili] | |