not come cheap

not come cheap

To cost a lot of money. I'm really happy with how the landscaping around the house turned out, but it didn't come cheap. A word to the wise: good legal advice won't come cheap.
See also: cheap, come, not
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

not come ˈcheap

be expensive: Violins like this don’t come cheap. Babies certainly don’t come cheap (= it is expensive to buy everything they need).
See also: cheap, come, not
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See also:
  • a word to the wise is enough
  • a word to the wise is sufficient
  • sufficient
  • event
  • wise
  • verbum sapienti (sat est)
  • sapienti
  • word to the wise
  • word to the wise, a
  • a word to the wise