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What does "at the expense of the public" mean?
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@jenna_jenna Expense means cost or payment. So, "at the expense of" usually means someone is going to suffer or pay for something because of a choice.
Governor: "I should give my family more of the people's tax money to help them financially."
Advisor: "Is it worth doing that at the expense of the public? We have schools to help with that tax money."
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It means that helping the relatives would hurt the community, the people around them, financially, emotionally, or physically.
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@jenna_jenna Expense means cost or payment. So, "at the expense of" usually means someone is going to suffer or pay for something because of a choice.
Governor: "I should give my family more of the people's tax money to help them financially."
Advisor: "Is it worth doing that at the expense of the public? We have schools to help with that tax money."
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