At The Expense Of (someone Or Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does At The Expense Of (someone Or Something) Idiom mean?

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at the expense of (someone or something) What does at the expense of (someone or something) mean?	to be to the harm of (someone or something)	The man worked very hard and made much money but it was at the expense of his family life and health.
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fall out of use What does "fall out of use" mean?	to be no longer used	Video recorders have fallen out of use recently.

lose face What does "lose face" mean?	to be embarrassed or ashamed by an error or failure, to lose self-respect	The manager lost face when the person who she hired was a terrible worker.
Dominoid What does "Dominoid" mean?	person who works at Domino's Pizza
bring (something) off What does "bring (something) off" mean?	to achieve something	We were unable to bring off a deal to buy the new computer system for our company.
jump down (someone`s) throat What does "jump down (someone`s) throat" mean?	to suddenly become very angry at someone	The man's wife jumped down his throat when he came home late.
cut one`s (own) throat What does "cut one`s (own) throat" mean?	to experience certain failure, to do something that will cause problems now or in the future	My friend is cutting his own throat if he does not make an effort to find a new job quickly.

DDK What does "DDK" mean?	designated drunk
come down hard on (someone) What does "come down hard on (someone)" mean?	to scold or punish someone severely	The police have been coming down hard on drunk drivers recently.
no great shakes What does "no great shakes" mean?	not particularly impressive or important
vette What does "vette" mean?	Corvette car
eager beaver What does "eager beaver" mean?	someone who works very hard and is very enthusiastic	The young girl was an eager beaver and always came to class before the other students.

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At The Expense Of (someone Or Something) Idiom