Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spare no effort

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: spare no -ef-fort
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do everything within one's powers to achieve something.

Example Sentences

"This reflects credit not only on the railway staffs concerned but on the various signalling firms, which have spared no effort to carry out research work, and test and apply, when feasible, every new idea."
"The railways are fully alive to the position, and are sparing neither effort nor expense to provide more attractive trains and to effect economies, but in such circumstances some curtailment of services is inevitable."

Inflected Forms

spares no effort (present, singular) sparing no effort (participle, present) spared no effort (participle, past) spared no effort (past)

Phrases

beg, borrow, or steal go to pains at pains go to great lengths spare no expense

Frequently Paired Words

beg, borrow, or steal go to pains at pains go to great lengths spare no expense

Questions

What does spare no effort mean?: To do everything within one's powers to achieve something.

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