to cost the earth
1cost 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 …
2cost the earth — If something costs the earth, it is very expensive indeed. She wears designer clothes that must cost the earth! …
3cost 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 …
4it cost the earth — If something costs the earth, it is very expensive indeed …
5cost 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 …
6it cost the earth — If something costs the earth, it is very expensive indeed. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
7It cost the earth — If something costs the earth, it is very expensive indeed …
8the earth — ► the earth chiefly Brit. a very large amount: her hat cost the earth. Main Entry: ↑earth …
9cost sb 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 …
10the earth — chiefly Brit. a very large amount: her hat cost the earth. → earth …
