spare the rod and spoil the child
If one does not discipline a child, it will never learn obedience and good manners.
spare
/spɛə(ɹ)/
adj 5noun 5verb 5name 1
Collocations
4(verb.)
ADV
barely, hardly, scarcely
He barely spared a moment to say goodbye before rushing out the door.
VERB + SPARE
can/could
PREP
for
PHRASES
to spare
If we leave now, we'll have plenty of time to spare before the movie starts.
Definitions
adj
1
Extra.
I have no spare time.
if that no spare cloths he had to give
2
Extra.
a spare anchor; a spare wheel or tyre
3
Extra.
We could rent out the spare room.
Shepard: I take it this is your first time here? Wrex: Meant to tell you Shepard. Earth reminds me of home. Guess you'll be needing a new planet too. That's okay. Tuchanka's got room to spare and a guard dog named Kalros.
4
Not plentiful.
a spare diet
Jones’ sad eyes betray a pervasive pain his purposefully spare dialogue only hints at, while the perfectly cast Brolin conveys hints of playfulness and warmth while staying true to the craggy stoicism at the character’s core.
5
Not plentiful.
I’m naked to the bone, With nakedness my shield. Myself is what I wear: I keep the spirit spare.
noun
1
The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
men slaine, then without any spare at all they trampled over the dead carkasses
2
Parsimony; frugal use.
Pourd out their plenty, without spight or spare:
3
An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
4
That which has not been used or expended.
5
A spare part, especially a spare tire.
verb
1
To show mercy, to have mercy on.
2
To show mercy, to have mercy on.
3
To show mercy, to have mercy on.
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Cologne Hauptbahnhof is reached in the small hours, and the traveller new to postwar Germany is spared the sight of the devastated city.
4
To show mercy, to have mercy on.
Kill me, if you please, or spare me.
Reggie Clemons has one last chance to save his life. After 19 years on death row in Missouri for the murder of two young women, he has been granted a final opportunity to persuade a judge that he should be spared execution by lethal injection.
5
To keep.
I, who at some times spend, at others spare, / Divided between carelessness and care.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — refrain from harming
adjective — lacking in magnitude or quantity
- scanty
adjective — thin and fit
adjective — more than is needed, desired, or required
- excess
- extra
- redundant
- supererogatory
- superfluous
- supernumerary
- surplus
adjective — not taken up by scheduled activities
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
spare the rod, spoil the child
Alternative form of spare the rod and spoil the child.
spare someone's blushes
To save someone from embarrassment.
He faced us as we assembled for breakfast with a deprecating false modesty in his eyes, as who should say, "I know that I deserve all that you can say, but I pray you to spare my b
spare no effort
To do everything within one's powers to achieve something.
This reflects credit not only on the railway staffs concerned but on the various signalling firms, which have spared no effort to carry out research work, and test and apply, when
to spare
Left over; available.
I made it to my appointment with time to spare.
Example Bank
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I have no spare time.
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if that no spare cloths he had to give
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a spare anchor; a spare wheel or tyre
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men slaine, then without any spare at all they trampled over the dead carkasses
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Pourd out their plenty, without spight or spare:
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an heir and a spare
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