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Rex Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
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From humble beginnings as a shepherd, Mr Becali made his fortune in real estate after the fall of communism to become one of Romania's richest men and the second most popular politician after the president himself.
His New Generation Party (PNG) headquarters is as flamboyant as the man - a palace in Bucharest being polished back to its former glory with no expense spared.
Restorers carefully apply gold leaf to every moulding, while Gigi Becali, a dark-haired man in his late forties, looks on whistling O Sole Mio.
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What is the meaning of no expense spared? Obviously, the palace has lavishly been decorated or renewed. What is the meaning of 'with no expense spared' ?
What is O Sole Mio?
His New Generation Party (PNG) headquarters is as flamboyant as the man - a palace in Bucharest being polished back to its former glory with no expense spared.
Restorers carefully apply gold leaf to every moulding, while Gigi Becali, a dark-haired man in his late forties, looks on whistling O Sole Mio.
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What is the meaning of no expense spared? Obviously, the palace has lavishly been decorated or renewed. What is the meaning of 'with no expense spared' ?
What is O Sole Mio?
Top answer
no expense spared - No amount of money is so large that it will have to be spared/saved. No amount of money is so large that it will be kept from being a contribution to the costly effort. No detail of the restoration is so small that large amounts of money will not be spent on it.
- no expense spared - No amount of money is so large that it will have to be spared/saved.
- No amount of money is so large that it will be kept from being a contribution to the costly effort.
- No detail of the restoration is so small that large amounts of money will not be spent on it.
- All available money will be spent.
- Spare no expense generally means don't be stingy, don't hold back any money, be lavishly generous in spending money (on some desired goal).
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no expense spared - No amount of money is so large that it will have to be spared/saved. No amount of money is so large that it will be kept from being a contribution to the costly effort. No detail of the restoration is so small that large amounts of money will not be spent on it. All available money will be spent. Spare no expense generally means don't be stingy,
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<His New Generation Party (PNG) headquarters is as flamboyant as the man - a palace in Bucharest being polished back to its former glory with no expense spared. >
No limit was set/fixed on the amount of money spent.
No limit was set/fixed on the amount of money spent.
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I would say:
All the available resources (money etc) are being used to polish back his New Generation Party (PNG) headquaters to its former glory.
This is what 'with no expense spared' means in this context.
All the available resources (money etc) are being used to polish back his New Generation Party (PNG) headquaters to its former glory.
This is what 'with no expense spared' means in this context.
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Not quite. It doesn't mean that all of the money that exists is being used. It means he is using as much money as is required to do it.
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