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It cost a fortune to get the car fixed.
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I'd love that dress, but it costs the earth.
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If you want a house in London, you'll have to pay the earth for it.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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
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
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
it cost the earth — If something costs the earth, it is very expensive indeed … The small dictionary of idiomes
the earth — ► the earth chiefly Brit. a very large amount: her hat cost the earth. Main Entry: ↑earth … English terms dictionary
it cost the earth — If something costs the earth, it is very expensive indeed. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
It cost the earth — If something costs the earth, it is very expensive indeed … Dictionary of English idioms
the earth — chiefly Brit. a very large amount: her hat cost the earth. → earth … English new terms 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
