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costs the earth

costs the earth is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is costs the earth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Costs the earth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cost the earth.

Words near costs the earth in the dictionary

  1. costs
  2. costs dear
  3. costs of goods sold
  4. costs of living
  5. costs of money
  6. costs the earth
  7. costs up
  8. costula
  9. costulae
  10. costulate
  11. costulated

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