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cost a pretty penny
(redirected from cost the earth)

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cost a pretty penny and cost an arm and a leg; cost the earth
Fig. to be expensive; to cost a lot of money. Mary's dress is real silk. It must have cost a pretty penny. Taking care of a fancy car like that can cost a pretty penny, let me tell you. It cost an arm and a leg, so I didn't buy it. A house that size with an ocean view must cost the earth!
See also: cost, penny, pretty

cost (somebody) a pretty penny
to be very expensive That diamond ring must have cost him a pretty penny.
See also: cost, penny, pretty


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