Money & finance
cost a fortune
cost a very large amount
To cost a very large amount of money.
Hear it in real life
How much was the repair?
It cost a fortune, unfortunately.
Getting a taxi home at that time cost a fortune.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: cost ‸ fortune
Say: cost a fortune
The idiom normally needs the article "a" before "fortune."
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How it fits in a sentence.
cost a fortune; costs a fortune; cost me a fortune
Your turn: say it out loud
Getting a taxi home at that time cost a fortune.
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cost a fortune
cost a very large amount
“Getting a taxi home at that time cost a fortune.”
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