spare no expense; give one's all
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to give everything one has; to spare no expense; to do everything possible
informalA colloquial idiom expressing willingness to sacrifice all one's possessions or resources to achieve a goal. Often used to describe parents sacrificing for children or desperate efforts to raise money.
Fù父
mǔ母
zá砸
guō锅
mài卖
tiě铁
yě也
yào要
gōng供
hái孩
zi子
shàng上
dà大
xué学
。
The parents will spare no expense to put their child through college.
Wèi为
le了
zhì治
hǎo好
nǚ女
ér儿
de的
bìng病
,
tā他
zá砸
guō锅
mài卖
tiě铁
yě也
zài在
suǒ所
bù不
xī惜
。
To cure his daughter's illness, he would give everything he owns without hesitation.
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Zán咱
men们
jiù就
shì是
zá砸
guō锅
mài卖
tiě铁
,
yě也
yào要
bǎ把
zhè这
bǐ笔
qián钱
còu凑
qí齐
。
Even if we have to sell the farm, we must raise this sum of money.
Qiú球
duì队
zá砸
guō锅
mài卖
tiě铁
yǐn引
jìn进
le了
zhè这
wèi位
chāo超
jí级
jù巨
xīng星
。
The team broke the bank to sign this superstar.