"has style to spare" What does this really mean?
I've come across this expression in the travel section of a newspaper.
This phrase was used in the context "travel" as follows.
ex) This city has style to spare.
I looked upon the dictionary and found no clue. What does "spare" in this sentence mean?
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car file 149 What does "spare" in this sentence mean? style to spare ~ so much style that there is some style left over ~ a great deal of style ~ "overflowing" with style The definition of 'style' that you need here is "an attractive or impressive way of behaving or doing something". Compare: We made three omelettes and we still had five eggs to spare.
- car file 149 What does "spare" in this sentence mean?
- style to spare ~ so much style that there is some style left over ~ a great deal of style ~ "overflowing" with style The definition of 'style' that you need here is "an attractive or impressive way of behaving or doing something".
- Compare: We made three omelettes and we still had five eggs to spare.
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car file 149What does "spare" in this sentence mean?
style to spare ~ so much style that there is some style left over
~ a great deal of style
~ "overflowing" with style
The definition of 'style' that you need here is "an attractive or impressive way of behaving or doing something".
Compare:
We made three omelettes and we sti
0I guessed it would be similar to the "spare" in "I have (enough) money to spare."
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