Idiom
cost the earth
Meaning
To be a huge expense.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That fancy new car must cost the earth.”
“We wanted to host the wedding at the hotel, but the venue rental would cost the earth.”
“While the antique furniture was undeniably beautiful, the collector realized that restoring it to its original condition would cost the earth.”
Examples
simple
“That fancy new car must cost the earth.”
contextual
“We wanted to host the wedding at the hotel, but the venue rental would cost the earth.”
complex
“While the antique furniture was undeniably beautiful, the collector realized that restoring it to its original condition would cost the earth.”
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