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Could you please let me know what the highlighted part means?
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Could you please let me know what the highlighted part means?
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Dudley tried to do or say something to Harry that he (Dudley) thought was clever (smart) at Harry's expense.
- Dudley tried to do or say something to Harry that he (Dudley) thought was clever (smart) at Harry's expense.
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Dudley tried to do or say something to Harry that he (Dudley) thought was clever (smart) at Harry's expense.
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GPY at Harry's expense.Thank you. But What do you mean by 'expense'?
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Literally, it means that the named person pays for whatever is going on.
I had lunch at his expense = He paid for my meal.
Here it means that the named person is the victim of the comment, he is the one who "pays" for it.
I had lunch at his expense = He paid for my meal.
Here it means that the named person is the victim of the comment, he is the one who "pays" for it.
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