cost/pay/charge the earth
cost the earth
To be exorbitantly expensive. A: "Your new car looks pretty slick!" B: "I should hope so, it cost the earth!" The company is making cutting-edge smartphones that don't cost the earth for consumers.
See also: cost, earth
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cost (or charge or pay) the earth
cost (or charge or pay) a large amount of money. British informalSee also: cost, earth
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cost/pay/charge the ˈearth
(British English, informal) cost/pay/charge a lot of money: It needn’t cost the earth to refurbish your offices.See also: charge, cost, earth, pay
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- cost the earth
- cutting edge
- a cutting edge
- stick it on
- stick on
- play with (something)
- (still) going strong
- Going strong
- so much so that
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