spare no effort
spare no effort · spares no effort · spared no effort · sparing no effort
не жалеть сил
To do everything within one's powers to achieve somethingTo do everything within one's powers to achieve something.
» He spared no effort for success.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To do everything within one's powers to achieve something.
не жале́ть силne žalétʹ sil
Examples
7 sentencesHe spared no effort for success.
He is a fine man who spares no effort.
He spared no efforts to reach his loftiest goals.
He spared no efforts.
deEr strengte sich aufs Äußerste an. — Alois
Mary spared her effort.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
do everything within one's powers to achieve something:
Forms
spares no effort, sparing no effort, spared no effort, spared no effort| Base form | spare no effort · to spare no effort |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | spares no effort |
| Present participle | sparing no effort |
| Past simple | spared no effort |
| Past participle | spared no effort |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedat pains
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle