"außer Spesen nichts gewesen" meaning in All languages combined

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        "1": "nothing (happened) but expenses"
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “nothing (happened) but expenses”.",
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
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          "ref": "2019 September 6, Bernward Janzing, “Kritik am Wirtschaftsminister: Flaute trotz Windgipfel”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN",
          "text": "Daran hat sich auch durch den „Windgipfel“ der Bundesregierung am Donnerstag nichts geändert: „Außer Spesen nix gewesen“, kommentierte die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sonnenenergie, die sich für alle erneuerbaren Energien einsetzt.",
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        "Said of a failed (but costly) project."
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        "(colloquial) Said of a failed (but costly) project."
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        {
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            "Liechtenstein",
            "Switzerland"
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          "word": "ausser Spesen nichts gewesen"
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      "ipa": "/ˈaʊ̯sɐ ˈʃpeːzn̩ nɪçt͡s ɡəˈveːsn̩/"
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          "text": "Daran hat sich auch durch den „Windgipfel“ der Bundesregierung am Donnerstag nichts geändert: „Außer Spesen nix gewesen“, kommentierte die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sonnenenergie, die sich für alle erneuerbaren Energien einsetzt.",
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        "Said of a failed (but costly) project."
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        "(colloquial) Said of a failed (but costly) project."
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        "Liechtenstein",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "außer Spesen nichts gewesen"
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