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Is the figurative “sans compter” only coupled with a verb associated with “money”?

Sans compter in this sense doesn’t necessarily imply money, but it’s usually used with a verb that implies that something gets counted, and that something is often money: s’investir, se dépenser, … Here are some examples where the semantic field of money isn’t involved explicitly:

De leurs glacières, ils sortaient de la nourriture sans compter.   (François Lefort, Bonjour ! Je viens mourir chez vous, 2010)

Après six années au cours desquelles je l’ai soutenu sans compter mes efforts, …   (Jean-Yves Ollivier, Ni vu ni connu: De Chirac et Foccart à Mandela. Ma vie de négociant en politique, 2014)

Emile Le Bris et Sylvie Fanchette m’ont soutenu sans compter, moralement et matériellement, …   (Cheikh Guèye, Touba : la capitale des mourides, 2002)

 

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What is the capital of Tunisia?