English Reference
Idiom idiom

to spare

Meaning

In abundance.

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

Examples
SIMPLE

“I have some extra time to spare today.”

CONTEXTUAL

“The baker made enough bread for the whole village, with plenty to spare for the neighbors.”

COMPLEX

“After the harvest was finished, the farmer found he had enough grain to spare for the long winter months ahead.”

Anchors to
Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    spare no effort

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

  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.

Last updated August 10, 2026