spare no effort

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Meaning · English

To work very hard and use all available resources to achieve something.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cố gắng hết sức và sử dụng tất cả nguồn lực để đạt được điều gì đó

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Literally: hold back no energy or resource
Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

The team will spare no effort to meet the deadline.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “spare no effort” mean?

To work very hard and use all available resources to achieve something. Literally: hold back no energy or resource

Is “spare no effort” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.