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One's Cost Expense Blame Project Failure Note Related

Idiom at one's expense
Meaning at a cost to
Example
If you blame the project failure on us, you'll look better, but at our expense.

note: There is also the related expression "at one's own expense," meaning to pay the cost oneself. Example: Fred wanted the job so badly, he was willing to fly to Atlanta for the interview at his own expense.

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