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Definition |
It costs a lot of money. |
Examples |
1) The diamond costs a bomb,
definitely out of our league. 2) She is so extravagant that only
things that cost a bomb attract her. |
Etymology |
A British English idiom - originated in the
1940s, when bombs were very expensive to produce. |
Synonyms |
cost an arm and a leg, break the bank |
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