expend (something) for (something)
expend (something) for (something)
To spend a certain amount of money on something. I bet Al expend a bundle for a fancy car like that.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
expend something for something
to pay a certain amount for something. I expended an enormous amount for skin creams. How much money did you expend for this gaudy tie?
See also: expend
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- expend for
- expend
- strain every nerve
- strain every nerve/sinew
- expend (something) on (someone or something)
- expend on
- take (great) pains (to do something)
- take pains
- mackerel
- a sprat to catch a mackerel