- cost O dear
- = really cost
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cost O dear
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cost someone dear — ● cost * * * cost someone dear british phrase to cause a lot of problems for someone, or to make them lose a lot of money This is a mistake that could cost the company dear. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
cost sb dear — ► to cause someone to have a lot problems or to lose a lot of money: »The Government s lack of knowledge about IT systems has undoubtedly cost it dear. Main Entry: ↑dear … Financial and business terms
cost someone dear — cost (someone) dear if something that someone does, especially something stupid, costs them dear, it causes them a lot of problems. Later that year he attacked a photographer, an incident that cost him dear … New idioms dictionary
cost somebody dear — cost sb ˈdear idiom to make sb suffer a lot • That one mistake has cost him dear over the years. Main entry: ↑costidiom … Useful english dictionary
cost someone dear (or dearly) — involve someone in a serious loss or a heavy penalty. → cost … English new terms dictionary
cost someone dear — British to cause a lot of problems for someone, or to make them lose a lot of money This is a mistake that could cost the company dear … English dictionary
cost him dear — he had to pay a high price … English contemporary dictionary
dear — [dɪə ǁ dɪr] adjective 1. especially BrE costing a lot of money; = EXPENSIVE: • I could never afford a house around here they re far too dear. 2. FINANCE BANKING if mo … Financial and business terms
cost dear — cost (someone) dear if something that someone does, especially something stupid, costs them dear, it causes them a lot of problems. Later that year he attacked a photographer, an incident that cost him dear … New idioms dictionary
Dear — Dear, adv. Dearly; at a high price. [1913 Webster] If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dear — 1 interjection The phrases oh dear , dear oh dear , dear dear , and dear me are all used to show that you are surprised, upset, or annoyed because you have done something wrong, because something bad has happened etc. Oh dear is much more common… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
