Cos イディオム

at all costs

at any expense of time, effort or money He plans to go to school at all costs.

cost a pretty penny

cost a lot of money, had a high price Elvis bought a new pink Cadillac. I bet that cost a pretty penny.

cost an arm and a leg

cost a lot of money, is very expensive That fur jacket must have cost her an arm and a leg.

cost (someone) an arm and a leg

" cost a lot; be very expensive."

cost you

require much money or emotional stress or time or energy Caring for a child will cost you - cost you a lot. But it's worth every minute, every tear.

cos

see 'cause

cosign

see cosigner

cosigner

to cosign is to go along with someone else's lie (as in co-signing a loan)

cost a bomb

to be very expensive

at the cost of

at the expense of以…为代价；以…为牺牲
He succeeded only at the cost of his health．他成功了，但身体却垮了。
He saved the lives of his friends at the cost of his own．他牺牲自己而挽救了朋友的生命。

at any cost

Idiom(s): at all costs AND at any cost

Theme: REGARDLESS

regardless of the difficulty or cost; no matter what.
• I intend to have that car at all costs.
• I'll get there by six o'clock at all costs.
• Mary was going to get that job at any cost.

It cost an arm and a leg

If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive indeed.

It cost the earth

If something costs the earth, it is very expensive indeed.

to cost an arm and a leg

"It costs an arm and a leg to buy all these Christmas presents."

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adv. phr. At any expense of time, effort, or money. Regardless of the results. Mr. Jackson intended to save his son's eyesight at all costs. Carl is determined to succeed in his new job at all costs.

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v. phr. To be extremely expensive. My new house has cost us an arm and a leg and we're almost broke.

cost

cost
see arm and a leg; at all costs; pretty penny, a.