please do not tell me, do not bore me with Spare me the gross details of your love affairs. I'm not interested.
bit of spare
a sexually available person
spark off
1. cause sth.to erupt or explode 点爆 Just one match sparked off a terrible forest fire.仅仅一根火柴就引起了一场可怕的森林火灾。 2. be the immediate cause of sth.violent or frightening导致;为…直接原因 I have no idea what sparked their quarrel off this time.我不知道这次又是什么引起了他们之间的争吵。 The management's attitude may spark off a series of strikes.厂方的态度可能会引起一系列的罢工。 His proposal sparked off a heated debate,他的建议引起了一场激烈的辩论。
in one's spare time
Idiom(s): in one's spare time
Theme: TIME
in one's extra time; in the time not reserved for doing something else. • I write novels in my spare time. • I'll try to paint the house in my spare time.
have to spare
Idiom(s): have sth to spare
Theme: ABUNDANCE
to have more than enough of something. • Ask John for some firewood. He has firewood to spare. • Do you have any candy to spare?
and to spare
Idiom(s): and something to spare AND with something to spare
Theme: ABUNDANCE
with extra left over; with more than is needed. (Something can be used literally.) • I had as much flour as I needed with something to spare. • Fred said he should have enough cash to last the week—with money to spare.
with sth to spare
Idiom(s): and something to spare AND with something to spare
Theme: ABUNDANCE
with extra left over; with more than is needed. (Something can be used literally.) • I had as much flour as I needed with something to spare. • Fred said he should have enough cash to last the week—with money to spare.
Spare the rod and spoil the child
If you don't punish a child when he does wrong, you will spoil his character.
Drive you spare
If someone or something drives you spare, it is extremely annoying.
Go spare
(UK) If you go spare, you lose your temper completely.
loose change|spare change
coins in your pocket: "Do you have any spare change for the parking meter?"
fence with|fence|spar|spar with
v. To talk with (someone) as if you were fighting like a swordsman or boxer; to give skillful answers or arguments against (someone). The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters at press conferences.
make the sparks fly
make the sparks fly Start a fight or argument, as in If Mary finds out he went to the races without her, that will make the sparks fly. In this idiom, the small particles of a fire called sparks are transferred to an inflammatory situation. [Early 1900s]
spar with
spar with Argue or debate with, as in You'd never know they were happily married, because they're constantly sparring with each other. [Early 1600s]
spare tire Fat around one's middle, as in He's determined to lose ten pounds and that spare tire he's acquired. This expression transfers the term for an extra tire carried in cars in case of a flat tire to excess fat around the waist. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
sparring partner An individual with whom one enjoys arguing, as in Jim's my best sparring partner. This expression alludes to boxing, where since about 1900 it has denoted the person one practices or trains with. [Mid-1900s] Also see spar with.
to spare
to spare In addition to what is needed, extra, left over, as in We paid our bills and still had money to spare. This expression uses spare in the sense of “leftover” or “unused,” a usage dating from the late 1500s.
An spar idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with spar, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
유사한 단어 사전, 다른 단어, 동의어, 숙어 관용구 spar