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to spare



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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to what is needed, extra, left over, as in We paid our bills and still had money to spare . This expression uses spare in the sense of “leftover†or “unused,†a usage dating from the late 1500s.
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Example Sentences

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“I’m almost the opposite. That’s what I’ve learned over the handful of years of being a pro is I almost need to put more pressure on myself and ramp it up and get my heart rate going. I’m better off if I were to just show up with a minute to spare and I didn’t warm up and say, OK, go play golf.â€

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“His mother begged them to leave him alone, saying he was a child, and that she would give them money or gold she had to spare his life,†she said.

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Since Tesla sells only zero-emission vehicles, it has regulatory credits to spare.

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But the whistle went to spare Wales that honour as they continue to build under new management.

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I pleaded to the universe to spare me of my suffering, to reverse time, to let me be anywhere but here.

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