| 单词 | to cost the earth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cost the earth 11. colloquial. With the and as the object of a verb. A very large amount; everything. Frequently in to cost the earth: to be very expensive. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > high price or rate > [verb (intransitive)] > be dear or expensive to cost money1596 to run into ——1718 cost1873 to cost the earth1882 1882 Richwood (Ohio) Gaz. 25 May If our Iowa girl poet..can catch on to a fellow once in a while, and does not want the earth, she should cease repining..and be contented as a girl. 1895 Mansfield (Ohio) News 12 June 8/4 (advt.) Some consignment agents promise the earth to effect a sale. 1924 P. G. Wodehouse Bill the Conqueror vii. 149 ‘Big grey limousine.’ ‘Expensive?’ ‘Looked as if it had cost the earth.’ 1958 Engineering 4 Apr. 427/2 The customer has a perfect right to ask for the earth, but the supplier, if he is wise, will not necessarily let him have it. 1961 A. Christie Pale Horse xii. 129 Would it be terribly expensive?.. She'd heard they charged the earth. 1998 What Hi-Fi? May 8/4 With high standards of resolution and whip-crack drive, this Orelle gives you the real deal without costing the Earth. < as lemmas |
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