at expense
Related to at expense: To be in touch, lose touch, give a shot, be damned, pay a visit to
at (one's) expense
1. Falling under one's financial responsibility. Once I learned that the trip was at my expense, I decided not to go.
2. To one's detriment or disadvantage. I was furious when I heard the other kids telling jokes at my little brother's expense.
See also: expense
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
at (one's) expense
To one's detriment or chagrin: telling jokes at my expense.
See also: expense
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- at (one's) expense
- at somebody's expense
- at someone's expense
- at doorstep
- at (one's) doorstep
- be in (one's) good graces
- be in somebody's good graces
- be in someone's good graces
- (one's) day in court
- be remembered as/for something