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English
Prepositional phrase
at the expense of
- (finance) Paid for by an individual or group.
- (by extension, idiomatic) At one's responsibility.
- (figurative) In a way as to harm somebody or something; to the detriment of.
1926, Suniti Kumar Chatterji, The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language, page 3:Bengali, like other Aryan languages of India, has spread, and is still spreading, at the expense of the aboriginal tongues.
- (figurative) Of a joke, deriding someone.
Translations
paid for by an individual or group
in a way as to harm somebody or something
Translations to be checked: "these were translations under "by taking away from" but unfortunately there's no such entry"