know something to your cost
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learn something to your cost — know/learn/find sth to your ˈcost idiom to know sth because of sth unpleasant that has happened to you • He s a ruthless businessman, as I know to my cost. Main entry: ↑costidiom … Useful english dictionary
find something to your cost — know/learn/find sth to your ˈcost idiom to know sth because of sth unpleasant that has happened to you • He s a ruthless businessman, as I know to my cost. Main entry: ↑costidiom … Useful english dictionary
to your cost — phrase if you know something to your cost, you know it is true because of a bad experience George is not always honest, as I discovered to my cost. Thesaurus: as a result of something and describing effects and resultssynonym Main entry: cost * * … Useful english dictionary
to your cost — if you know something to your cost, you know it is true because of a bad experience George is not always honest, as I discovered to my cost … English dictionary
cost — cost1 [ kɔst ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, pay for, or do something: cost of: A rise in interest rates will increase the cost of borrowing. cover the cost of something (=be enough to pay for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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*/*/*/ — [kɒst] noun I 1) [C/U] the amount of money that you need in order to buy something or to do something The cost of basic foods has risen dramatically.[/ex] We need money to cover the cost of heating (= to have enough to pay for it).[/ex] We re… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
cost — 1 noun 1 MONEY PAID (C) the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce something: I ll give you $15 to cover the cost of the gas. | at a cost of: The new building s going up at a cost of $82 million. | high/low cost: a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
know — 1 verb past tense knew, past participle known INFORMATION 1 (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to have information about something: Who knows the answer? | Do you happen to know the time? | When are they arriving? Maybe Mrs. Mott knows … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cost — cost1 W1S1 [kɔst US ko:st] n 1.) the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce something cost of ▪ the cost of accommodation ▪ I offered to pay the cost of the taxi. ▪ Insurance to cover the cost of a funeral is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
