Emergency services have spared no effort to help people whose homes were destroyed by the tornadoes.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
spare no effort to — (do something) to work as hard as possible to achieve something. Emergency services have spared no effort to help people whose homes were destroyed by the tornadoes. Related vocabulary: spare no expense … New idioms dictionary
spare no effort — phrase to do everything that is necessary to make something succeed We will spare no effort to find the culprit of this crime. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: spare … Useful english dictionary
spare no effort — to do everything that is necessary to make something succeed We will spare no effort to find the culprit of this crime … English dictionary
spare — [[t]spe͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ spares, sparing, spared 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that you do not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed. If… … English dictionary
spare no expense — to not consider the cost of something. The team spared no expense in hiring players last year. Related vocabulary: spare no effort to do something … New idioms dictionary
spare — [sper] vt. spared, sparing [ME sparien < OE sparian, akin to spær, thrifty, Ger sparen, to save: see SPACE] 1. to treat with mercy or leniency; refrain from killing, injuring, troubling, or distressing; save 2. to save or free a person from… … English World dictionary
spare — spare1 [ sper ] adjective ** 1. ) only before noun a spare object is one that you keep in addition to other similar objects so that it is available if you need it: a spare key/battery/pair of glasses Bring a towel and some spare clothes. 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spare — I UK [speə(r)] / US [sper] adjective ** 1) [only before noun] a spare object is one that you keep in addition to other similar objects so that it is available if you need it a spare key/battery/pair of glasses Bring a towel and some spare clothes … English dictionary
spare*/ — [speə] adj I 1) kept in addition to other similar things, so that you can use it if you need it a spare key/battery[/ex] Bring a towel and some spare clothes.[/ex] 2) available Have you got any spare room in your car?[/ex] II verb [T] spare… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
spare — spare1 S2 [speə US sper] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(extra)¦ 2¦(not used/needed)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4¦(money)¦ 5 be going spare 6 go spare 7¦(plain)¦ 8¦(thin)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: spAr] … Dictionary of contemporary English
