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cost the earth

cost the earth verb: to be a huge expense.

Verb

cost the earth (third-person singular simple present costs the earth, present participle costing the earth, simple past and past participle cost the earth)

  1. (idiomatic) To be a huge expense.
    • "That's a nice suit, Noelene. Is it new?" Of course it's bloody new. Cost me the earth.2009, Patricia Shaw, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 107
    Synonyms:
    cost a fortune, cost a king's ransom, cost an arm and a leg, cost a pretty penny

Synonyms of cost the earth

  • cost a fortune
  • cost a king's ransom
  • cost an arm and a leg
  • cost a pretty penny

Forms of cost the earth

third-person singular presentcosts the earth
present participlecosting the earth
past participlecost the earth
pastcost the earth

Questions about cost the earth

What does cost the earth mean?
Cost the earth means to be a huge expense.
What part of speech is cost the earth?
Cost the earth is a verb.
What is the past tense of cost the earth?
The past tense of cost the earth is cost the earth.

Words near cost the earth in the dictionary

  1. cost plus
  2. cost price
  3. cost prices
  4. cost saving
  5. cost savings
  6. cost the earth
  7. cost up
  8. cost, insurance and freight
  9. cost-
  10. cost-benefit analyses
  11. cost-benefit analysis

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