Bedeutung: acquisition expense

Erfassungskosten {pl}

expe Idiom

pad an expense account

claim more money than spent, add false expenses How can I pad my expense account if I don't have receipts?

at the expense of

1．with the loss of； at the sacrifice of失去；牺牲
He devoted his time to football at the expense of his studies．他全然不顾学习，把全部时间都用于踢球。
He became a brilliant scholar，but only at the expense of his health．他成了一个卓越的学者，却牺牲了自己的健康。
Don't try to benefit at the expense of others．不要干损人利已的事。
2．at the cost of花费；支付
We were all entertained at the director's expense．我们全由导演请客。
They built the railroad at the expense of two hundred million dollars．他们花了2亿美元修筑这条铁路。
He has been at the expense of her education．他一直支付她的教育经费。

expect of

anticipate期待；希望
The whole family expects great things of him．全家人对他抱以很大期望。
Parents usually expect too much of their children．父母往往都对子女寄予太多希望。

when least expected

Idiom(s): when least expected

Theme: SURPRISE

when one does not expect (something).
• An old car is likely to give you trouble when least expected.
• My pencil usually breaks when least expected.

out-of-pocket expenses

Idiom(s): out-of-pocket expenses

Theme: MONEY

the actual amount of money spent. (Refers to the money one person pays while doing something on someone else's behalf. One isusually paid back this money.)
• My out-of-pocket expenses for the party were nearly $175.
• My employer usually pays all out-of-pocket expenses for a business trip.

measure up to one's expectations

Idiom(s): measure up (to one's expectations)

Theme: ACHIEVEMENT

to be as good as one expects.
• This meal doesn't measure up to my expectations.
• Why doesn't it measure up?

go to the expense

Idiom(s): go to the expense (of doing sth)

Theme: MONEY

to pay the (large) cost of doing something.
• I hate to have to go to the expense of painting the house.
• It needs to be done, so you'll have to go to the expense.

go on a fishing expedition

Idiom(s): go on a fishing expedition

Theme: SEARCHING

to attempt to discover information.
• We are going to have to go on a fishing expedition to try to find the facts.
• One lawyer went on a fishing expedition in court, and the other lawyer objected.

expecting a child

Idiom(s): expecting (a child)

Theme: PREGNANCY

pregnant. (A euphemism.)
• Tommy's mother is expecting a child.
• Oh, I didn't know she was expecting.

expense is no object

Idiom(s): money is no object AND expense is no object

Theme: MONEY

it does not matter how much something costs.
• Please show me your finest automobile. Money is no object.
• I want the finest earrings you have. Don't worry about how much they cost because expense is no object.

Experience is the father of wisdom.

Experience and knowledge result in better judgement.

Meet your expectations

If something doesn't meet your expectations, it means that it wasn't as good as you had thought it was going to be; a disappointment.

On a fishing expedition

If someone is on a fishing expedition, they are trying to get information, often using incorrect or improper ways to find things out.

What can you expect from a hog but a grunt?

(USA) This means that you can't expect people to behave in a way that is not in their character- a 'hog' is a 'pig', so an unrefined person can't be expected to behave in a refined way.

out-of-pocket expenses|expenses|out|pocket

n. phr. Expenses one has to pay for oneself, not the company that sends one on a given assignment, such as tips for waiters, cab drivers, etc. Luckily, my out-of-pocket expenses didn't amount to more than $15.

expect

expect
see when least expected.

expedition

expedition
see fishing expedition.

expense

expense
see at the expense of; go to the trouble; money is no object.

fishing expedition

fishing expedition
An attempt to find useful information by asking questions at random. For example, The sales force was told to go on a fishing expedition to find out what they could about the company's competitors. This expression was taken up by lawyers to describe interrogating an adversary in hopes of finding relevant evidence and is now used more broadly still. [c. 1930]