to spare no effort
2
3.9
- idiom
:
no escatimar esfuerzos
- At any rate, the diplomacy of the Commonwealth Caribbean should spare no effort in bringing this perspective to the attention of the relevant political elites.
Examples
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While this will be done with a heavy heart, I am convinced that it is in the greater good of the country, and I ask the Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria to cooperate with whatever decision is taken and to know that we will spare no effort in absorbing them in communities elsewhere in the country.
Blog text (7) -
Since then, we have constantly been reminded that he will spare no effort to advance the interests of Islam.
Blog text (1) -
I would spare no effort to make our streets the safest in the world.
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His father noticed this and spared no effort to develop this gift in his son.
Fiction book (1998) -
Her aunt had spared no effort to make sure Emmeline's life turned out differently from her own.
Fiction book (2002) -
He spared no effort to demonstrate to the prince that the mystery princess was not to be found.
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" The department's senior leaders and I spared no effort to save the lives of our American colleagues, as we worked to bolster security in response to a series of other threats in the region occurring at the same time."
Blog text (32) -
The team will spare no effort to win the championship this year.
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She promised to spare no effort in making the event a success.
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I will spare no effort to ensure that every student receives the support they need.
Synonyms
156
3.7
To work very hard to reach a goal
26
4.1
Try very hard to make something happen
14
2.1
To make as much effort as you can to reach a goal
8
4.4
Try every possible way and search everywhere to achieve a goal
7
4.2
Do everything you can to achieve something important
5
3.2
To try as hard as possible
4
4.9
To try as hard as possible using all your energy
2
7.5
To start working very hard to reach a goal
1
5.9
To try very hard and do anything to achieve something
1
2.5
To try as hard as you can to do something well
1
8.6
To try very hard to do something
Put in as much effort and energy as possible
To try as hard as possible to do something
To work as hard as you can, often more than expected
To try as hard as you can when doing something
Antonyms
How Much Effort
2
3.9
39
4.1
14
2.1
∞
1.0
- UK
1
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'spare' in the sense 'to refrain from using or giving', combined with 'no effort' yields 'do not refrain any effort' → 'use all possible effort'. This negation/compositional pattern is common across languages and uses frequent words, so a B1 learner who knows the parts should be able to infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Spare no effort may come from an older meaning of spare that meant 'to save', so it literally told people 'do not save any effort' and give everything you have. That's why it means 'to try as hard as one possibly can'.