cost the earth

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cost the earth

To be exorbitant or burdensome in expense. A: "Your new car looks pretty slick!" B: "I should hope so, it cost the earth!" All these new taxes and service charges are going to cost the earth.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aletha	-	English
Marina	mah-REE-nah (Italian, Spanish, German, Russian), mə-REEN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Russian, Uk
Faustino	-	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Alondra	ah-LON-drah	Spanish
Jethro	JETH-ro (English)	Biblical
Alic	['ælik]