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ESLPod_1031_WE_1737 Following a High-Profile Court Case In this podcast, the phrase "at the expense of" means causing harm or neglect to someone or something while pursuing some other goal or action: "You can't use your savings to go on a fancy trip to Hawaii at the expense of having a secure retirement." The phrase "at (someone's) expense" means with someone else paying for one to do something: "They ate at five-star restaurants at the company's expense." When talking about travel, "all expenses paid" means having all travel, hotels, and meals paid for by someone else: "Congratulations! You've won an all-expenses-paid trip to Niagara Falls!" Finally, the phrase "out-of-pocket expenses" refers to small expenses that one pays with one's own cash, but later is reimbursed (repaid) by the employer: "How can I request reimbursement for these out-of-pocket expenses?"

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ESLPod 1031 at the expense of Government + Law

Id	ESLPod_1031_WE_1737
Episode Id	ESLPod 1031
Episode Title	Following a High-Profile Court Case
Phrase	at the expense of
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "at the expense of" means causing harm or neglect to someone or something while pursuing some other goal or action: "You can't use your savings to go on a fancy trip to Hawaii at the expense of having a secure retirement." The phrase "at (someone's) expense" means with someone else paying for one to do something: "They ate at five-star restaurants at the company's expense." When talking about travel, "all expenses paid" means having all travel, hotels, and meals paid for by someone else: "Congratulations! You've won an all-expenses-paid trip to Niagara Falls!" Finally, the phrase "out-of-pocket expenses" refers to small expenses that one pays with one's own cash, but later is reimbursed (repaid) by the employer: "How can I request reimbursement for these out-of-pocket expenses?"
Topics	Government + Law

Expense Phrase Means Eslpod Trip Travel High Profile Court