English Reference
Idiom idiom

spare no effort

Meaning

To do everything within one's powers to achieve something.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples
SIMPLE

“They spare no effort to help their community.”

CONTEXTUAL

“The organizers spare no effort to ensure the charity event runs perfectly for all the guests.”

COMPLEX

“The dedicated researchers spare no effort in their pursuit of a cure, working tirelessly through the night to analyze the complex data.”

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    make every effort

    To do one's utmost

  2. 02

    spare someone the details

    to not give details about something mentioned, usually to avoid embarrassment or irrelevance

  3. 03

    spare someone's blushes

    To save someone from embarrassment.

  4. 04

    to spare

    In abundance.

Last updated August 10, 2026