- to someone's cost
- ► to someone's cost with loss or disadvantage to someone.Main Entry: ↑cost
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to someone's cost — with loss or disadvantage to someone. → cost … English new terms dictionary
cost someone dear — ● cost * * * cost someone dear british phrase 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. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
cost — ► VERB (past and past part. cost) 1) require the payment of (a specified sum) in order to be bought or obtained. 2) involve the loss of: his heroism cost him his life. 3) (past and past part. costed) estimate the cost of. ► NOUN 1) an amount … English terms 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
Cost of Living (Star Trek: The Next Generation) — Cost of Living Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Lwaxana Troi greets her fiancé Episode no … Wikipedia
cost someone dear (or dearly) — involve someone in a serious loss or a heavy penalty. → cost … English new terms dictionary
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 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 someone a pretty penny — cost (someone) a pretty penny to be very expensive. That diamond ring must have cost him a pretty penny … New idioms dictionary
cost someone an arm and a leg — cost (someone) an arm and a leg informal to be very expensive. These opera tickets cost us an arm and a leg! … New idioms dictionary
