City boss Roberto Mancini had hoped United would progress at the expense of Real Madrid this week to provide a distraction from their increasingly strong Barclays Premier League title march. What's the meaning of "expense" in this situation?
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` 'At the expense of' means 'to the detriment of'. He wanted United to win and real Madrid to lose. Rover
— Rover_KE
` 'At the expense of' means 'to the detriment of'.
He wanted United to win and real Madrid to lose.
Rover
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