expensive

be (a bit) on the expensive side

To be somewhat expensive. This intentionally vague phrase highlights the speaker's awareness of or hesitation about the cost of something. That car service is a bit on the expensive side. Can't we just take a taxi?
See also: expensive, on, side

be on the (something) side

To partially have some quality, typically a negative one. An adjective precedes "side." The dress is beautiful, but it's just a little on the expensive side for me. A: "Do you like what you ordered?" B: "It's good, just a little on the salty side."
See also: on, side
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be (a bit) on the expensive side
  • be (a bit) on the heavy side
  • be (a bit) on the large side
  • bite the bullet
  • bite the bullet, to
  • bullet
  • can kiss (something) goodbye
  • can you imagine
  • Can you imagine?
References in periodicals archive
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It is more expensive to follow Newcastle on the road in the Championship than the Premier League While the average price of the most-expensive away ticket in the Premier League has decreased 37 per cent - largely due to the introduction and continuation of reciprocal-price deals between top-flight clubs - the value of Championship away tickets has increased by five per cent.
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"Diesel cars are already expensive compared to petrol cars," he said.
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Switzerland was listed as the most expensive country in the world ahead of Norway, Venezuela, Iceland, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
Tunisia world's 4th cheapest country to live in (Numbeo)
According to research by the bank, Edinburgh is home to 13 of Scotland's top 20 most expensive streets, with Aberdeen accounting for four of these pricey locations and Glasgow housing two, with Renfrewshire featuring the only street in the top 20 outside of one of the main cities.
Edinburgh home to most expensive Scottish streets
The South East - and Surrey in particular - is where many of the country's most expensive streets can be found.
Most expensive street
NerdWallet then calculated the average premiums from the three least expensive carrier quotes.
Ranked! Best and worst cities in California for car insurance premiums
The previous year, in 2013, the most expensive road in Coventry was Kenilworth Road, near the Memorial Park, where prices averaged PS860,158, while the least expensive street was Hermes Crescent, on the Manor Farm estate, at around PS41,333.
Home is where the money is
BEIRUT: Beirut ranked as the 37th most expensive city among 65 capital cities worldwide in property consultants Cushman & Wakefield's 2014 survey of the world's most expensive retail rental locations.
Beirut retail rent 37th most costly
The report ranked Angola's capital Luanda as the most expensive city in the world, followed by N'Djamena, the capital of Chad.
Amman drops 14 places on ranking of most expensive cities
Tomiomi Trail, Sarasota, (941) 351-1688, INEXPENSIVE-MODERATE EXPENSIVE
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While Hermes is catching flack for selling the expensive item, one man in Pune, India purchased an even more expensive top late (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZl8e5eBZho) last year spending $250,000 on a shirt made of solid gold.
$91,500 Shirt For Sale; Most Expensive T-shirt in NYC And 7 Other Ridiculously Expensive Items [PHOTOS]
Not a single Welsh city makes it into the list of Britain's most expensive.
Swansea on house price list of the cheap spots
It is designed to be a more compact, less expensive choice in services in which it had previously been necessary to use a larger, more expensive valve style.
Flowserve Valbart--Americas
The survey from Lloyds TSB demonstrates the price of securing the must-have postcode with four of the ten most expensive streets in the West Midlands being found in Solihull.
Postcode lottery means some homes will hit the jackpot