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CollocationBand 7–8Toofey picks
at the expense of
/æt ðɪ ɛkˈspɛns ɒv/
meaning
Causing harm or loss to something else.
- “Economic growth should not come at the expense of nature.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))