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costing the earth

costing the earth is the present participle and gerund of cost the earth.

Meaning of cost the earth

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

Questions about costing the earth

What is costing the earth the present participle and gerund of?
Costing the earth is the present participle and gerund of cost the earth.

Words near costing the earth in the dictionary

  1. costimulus
  2. Costin
  3. Costinești
  4. costing
  5. costing dear
  6. costing the earth
  7. costing up
  8. costings
  9. Costins
  10. costive
  11. costively

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