to spare

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In addition to what is needed, extra, left over, as in We paid our bills and still had money to spare . This expression uses spare in the sense of “leftover” or “unused,” a usage dating from the late 1500s.

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And now, if they avoid defeat against Tottenham on Sunday, they will be champions of England - with four games to spare - for just the second time since 1989-90.

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The purpose of public education was never to spare us from one another.

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Leeds United and Burnley have sealed their places in the Premier League with two games to spare.

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The Whites secured promotion with two games to spare after Sheffield United lost at second-placed Burnley, a result which meant the Clarets also confirmed their return to the top flight.

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He was on 97 at the start of the final over but, with 10 runs needed off Australia quick Mitchell Starc, Rahul Tewatia immediately hit a six and a four to secure victory with four balls to spare.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

to some degree to speak of

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