cost sb the earth
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cost the earth — verb to be a huge expense Thats a nice suit, Noelene. Is it new? Of course its bloody new. Cost me the earth … Wiktionary
cost the earth — (informal) To be very expensive • • • Main Entry: ↑earth * * * cost a fortune/the earth/a bomb/informal phrase to cost a lot of money It cost a fortune to get the car fixed … Useful english dictionary
cost a fortune/a bomb/the earth — Ⅰ. cost (sb) a fortune/a bomb/the earth INFORMAL ► to be very expensive: »The court case will cost the company a fortune. Main Entry: ↑cost Ⅱ. cost a bomb … Financial and business terms
cost sb a fortune/a bomb/the earth — Ⅰ. cost (sb) a fortune/a bomb/the earth INFORMAL ► to be very expensive: »The court case will cost the company a fortune. Main Entry: ↑cost Ⅱ. cost a bomb … Financial and business terms
cost the earth — Ⅰ. cost (sb) a fortune/a bomb/the earth INFORMAL ► to be very expensive: »The court case will cost the company a fortune. Main Entry: ↑cost Ⅱ. cost a bomb … Financial and business terms
the earth — ► the earth chiefly Brit. a very large amount: her hat cost the earth. Main Entry: ↑earth … English terms dictionary
cost the earth — If something costs the earth, it is very expensive indeed. She wears designer clothes that must cost the earth! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
the earth — chiefly Brit. a very large amount: her hat cost the earth. → earth … English new terms dictionary
it cost the earth — If something costs the earth, it is very expensive indeed … The small dictionary of idiomes
it cost the earth — If something costs the earth, it is very expensive indeed. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
