"Our liege could ill spare the men," the captain finished.

"And we can ill spare anyone just now."

And anyway, if there is to be trouble, we can ill spare the men to escort him back.

Both she and Ernest had lost weight during the voyage, but Charlotte could ill spare it.

He was a knave whom the town could ill spare.

I know how few lancers you have, and you can ill spare even those.

Now I must range higher or lower and to do so took time, which perhaps I could ill spare.

We could ill spare any of them when they were so potent in paying car-fare for oneself and a girl.

"I can ill spare you here, son," Godarz said heavily.

I could assign a man of mine to his instruction, but I can ill spare anyone.