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Catttt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
at the expense of
I have some problem with "at the expense of". Does
"light reveals itself at the expense of obscuring something else"
mean:
1. light reveals itself by lighting other things (because light itself has no physical presence and so is defined with its effects)?
or
2. light reveals itself by obscuring other things?
"light reveals itself at the expense of obscuring something else"
mean:
1. light reveals itself by lighting other things (because light itself has no physical presence and so is defined with its effects)?
or
2. light reveals itself by obscuring other things?
Top answer
Light reveals itself by obscuring other things.
- Light reveals itself by obscuring other things.
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Thank you so much. And, do the following sentences mean the same thing?
1. John did that at the cost of his friends.
2. John did that at the cost of losing his friends.
1. John did that at the cost of his friends.
2. John did that at the cost of losing his friends.
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