find something to your cost

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.

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  • know 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

  • 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

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  • 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

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