cost the earth
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Verb[edit]
cost the earth (third-person singular simple present costs the earth, present participle costing the earth, simple past and past participle cost the earth)
- (idiomatic) To be a huge expense.
- 2009, Patricia Shaw, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 107:
- "That's a nice suit, Noelene. Is it new?" Of course it's bloody new. Cost me the earth.
- 2009, Patricia Shaw, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 107:
Synonyms[edit]
- cost a fortune
- cost a king's ransom
- cost an arm and a leg
- cost a pretty penny
Translations[edit]
be a huge expense
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