to (one's) cost

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to (one's) cost

To one's detriment; due to one's personal experience with something negative. Unfortunately, he's not as forgiving as we all had thought, as I found out to my cost.

to your ˈcost

(know, discover, etc. something) because of something unpleasant that has happened to you: Joanne’s not a very reliable person, as I’ve recently discovered to my cost.

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to end all
to err is human
to err is human (to forgive is divine)
to err is human, to forgive divine
to face
to go
to God
to God/goodness/Heaven
to good effect
to good purpose
to good, little, etc. effect
to goodness
to ground
to hand
to have a hollow leg
to heart's content
to heaven
to heel
to hell and back
to hell and gone
to hell in a handbasket
to hell with
to hell with (someone or something)
to hell with somebody/something
To hell with that!
to her cost
to kingdom come
to liking
to little avail
to little effect
to little purpose
to little/good/some/no purpose
to little/no avail
to look at (someone or something)
to look at somebody/something
to make a long story short
to my mind
to my, your, etc. way of thinking
to name
to name (but) a few
to name a few
to no avail
to no effect
to no purpose
to one's face
to one's heart's content
to one's name
to oneself
to pieces
to put it another way
to put it mildly
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to hell and gone
to hell and gone
To hell in a handbasket
to hell with
to hell with
to hell with (someone or something)
To Hell with Georgia
to hell with her
to hell with him
to hell with it
to hell with somebody
to hell with somebody/something
to hell with someone
to hell with something
To hell with that!
To Hell with the Devil
to hell with them
to hell with us
To Hell with You
To Hell with You
To help forward
To help off
To help on
To help out
To hem about
to hem and haw
To hem out
to her advantage
to her bones
to her bootstraps
to her cost
to her credit
to her dying day
to her face
to her heart's content
to her heart's desire
to her hearts content
to her hearts desire
to her knowledge
to her liking
to her name
to her satisfaction
to her way of thinking
to herself
to hide one's light under a bushel
To hide one's self
To hide the face
To hide the face from
to himself
To hint at
to his advantage
to his bones
to his bootstraps
to his cost
to his credit
to his dying day
to his face
To his hand
To his head
to his heart's content
to his heart's desire
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