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.
See also:
  • 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