- cost\ a\ bomb
- • cost a bomb• an arm and a legv. phr.To be extremely expensive.
My new house has cost us an arm and a leg and we're almost broke.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
cost\ a\ bomb
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cost a bomb — Ⅰ. cost (sb) a fortune/a bomb/the earth INFORMAL ► to be very expensive: »The court case will cost the company a fortune. Main Entry: ↑cost Ⅱ. cost a bomb … Financial and business terms
cost a bomb — (informal) To be very expensive • • • Main Entry: ↑bomb * * * cost a fortune/the earth/a bomb/informal phrase to cost a lot of money It cost a fortune to get the car fixed … Useful english dictionary
cost a bomb — or[an arm and a leg] {v. phr.} To be extremely expensive. * /My new house has cost us an arm and a leg and we re almost broke./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cost a bomb — or[an arm and a leg] {v. phr.} To be extremely expensive. * /My new house has cost us an arm and a leg and we re almost broke./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cost a bomb — Verb phrs. To be very expensive … English slang and colloquialisms
cost a fortune/a bomb/the earth — Ⅰ. cost (sb) a fortune/a bomb/the earth INFORMAL ► to be very expensive: »The court case will cost the company a fortune. Main Entry: ↑cost Ⅱ. cost a bomb … Financial and business terms
cost sb a bomb — Ⅰ. cost (sb) a fortune/a bomb/the earth INFORMAL ► to be very expensive: »The court case will cost the company a fortune. Main Entry: ↑cost Ⅱ. cost a bomb … Financial and business terms
cost sb a fortune/a bomb/the earth — Ⅰ. cost (sb) a fortune/a bomb/the earth INFORMAL ► to be very expensive: »The court case will cost the company a fortune. Main Entry: ↑cost Ⅱ. cost a bomb … Financial and business terms
cost a fortune — Ⅰ. cost (sb) a fortune/a bomb/the earth INFORMAL ► to be very expensive: »The court case will cost the company a fortune. Main Entry: ↑cost Ⅱ. cost a bomb … Financial and business terms
cost sb a fortune — Ⅰ. cost (sb) a fortune/a bomb/the earth INFORMAL ► to be very expensive: »The court case will cost the company a fortune. Main Entry: ↑cost Ⅱ. cost a bomb … Financial and business terms
