“Cost a fortune”
Definition
To be very expensive.
Beispiele
Examples
“That car costs a fortune.”
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That car costs a fortune.Compare with the original example
That car costs a fortune.
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- What does "Cost a fortune" mean?
- "Cost a fortune" means to be very expensive.
- How do you use "Cost a fortune" in a sentence?
- Example: "That car costs a fortune."
- Should I interpret "Cost a fortune" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.