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This is a mistake that could cost the company dear.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cost someone dear — cost (someone) dear if something that someone does, especially something stupid, costs them dear, it causes them a lot of problems. Later that year he attacked a photographer, an incident that cost him dear … New idioms dictionary
cost someone dear (or dearly) — involve someone in a serious loss or a heavy penalty. → cost … English new terms dictionary
cost someone dear — British to cause a lot of problems for someone, or to make them lose a lot of money This is a mistake that could cost the company dear … English dictionary
cost sb dear — ► to cause someone to have a lot problems or to lose a lot of money: »The Government s lack of knowledge about IT systems has undoubtedly cost it dear. Main Entry: ↑dear … Financial and business terms
cost someone dearly — (or dear) involve someone in a serious loss or a heavy penalty they were really bad mistakes on my part and they cost us dearly … Useful english dictionary
cost dear — cost (someone) dear if something that someone does, especially something stupid, costs them dear, it causes them a lot of problems. Later that year he attacked a photographer, an incident that cost him dear … New idioms dictionary
dear — dear1 [ dır ] adjective *** ▸ 1 at beginning of letter ▸ 2 loved/liked very much ▸ 3 expensive ▸ 4 used for speaking to someone ▸ 5 nice ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) Dear used in front of someone s name at the beginning of a letter to them: Dear Diana, I… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dear — I UK [dɪə(r)] / US [dɪr] adjective Word forms dear : adjective dear comparative dearer superlative dearest *** 1) Dear used in front of someone s name at the beginning of a letter to them Dear Diana, I hope you re feeling better now. 2) loved or… … English dictionary
cost — [[t]kɒ̱st, AM kɔ͟ːst[/t]] ♦ costs, costing (The form cost is used in the present tense, and is also the past tense and participle, except for meaning 4, where the form costed is used.) 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n The cost of something is the … English dictionary
cost — verb (past and past participle cost) 1》 require the payment of (a specified sum) in order to be bought or obtained. ↘cause or require the expenditure or loss of. ↘informal be expensive for: it ll cost you. 2》 (past and past participle… … English new terms dictionary
