- going spare
- Available (but see spare).
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
going spare
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going spare — Brit informal : not being used : available for someone to use land that is going spare • • • Main Entry: ↑spare … Useful english dictionary
be going spare — british spoken phrase used for saying that something is available for someone if they want it Can I borrow these books if they’re going spare? Thesaurus: available and to be, or to become availablesynonym Main entry: spare … Useful english dictionary
be going spare — British & Australian if something is going spare, you can have it because no one else wants it. Do you want some more cheesecake? Yes, if it s going spare … New idioms dictionary
be going spare — British spoken used for saying that something is available for someone if they want it Can I borrow these books if they re going spare? … English dictionary
spare — spare1 S2 [speə US sper] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(extra)¦ 2¦(not used/needed)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4¦(money)¦ 5 be going spare 6 go spare 7¦(plain)¦ 8¦(thin)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: spAr] … Dictionary of contemporary English
spare — 1 adjective 1 ADDITIONAL spare key/bulb/battery etc a key etc that you have in addition to the ones you normally use, so that it is available if another is needed 2 AVAILABLE not being used by anyone and available to be used: Have you got any… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spare — spare1 [ sper ] adjective ** 1. ) only before noun a spare object is one that you keep in addition to other similar objects so that it is available if you need it: a spare key/battery/pair of glasses Bring a towel and some spare clothes. 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spare — I UK [speə(r)] / US [sper] adjective ** 1) [only before noun] a spare object is one that you keep in addition to other similar objects so that it is available if you need it a spare key/battery/pair of glasses Bring a towel and some spare clothes … English dictionary
Spare head — With their refusal to perform live, record any tracks or even practice, Spare Head took the punk ethic which swept Britain in the late 1970s to its logical conclusion.The legendary band was formed in the early 1980s in East Anglia. The founding… … Wikipedia
spare — [c]/spɛə / (say spair) verb (spared, sparing) –verb (t) 1. to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish: to spare a fallen adversary. 2. to deal gently or leniently with; show consideration for: to spare a person s… …
