Grammar fix
too rich for my blood
far too expensive
If something is too rich for your blood, it costs more than you are willing or able to pay.
How oftenNow and then
LevelC1
Used inMostly spoken
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
A weekend in Switzerland sounds lovely, but the prices are too rich for my blood.
I would love to own a sports car, but the insurance and maintenance costs are too rich for my blood at the moment.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: That car is too rich to my blood.
Say: That car is too rich for my blood.
The idiom uses 'for', not 'to'.
Don't confuse it
Other ways to say it
Something costs more than you can pay
How formalVery casualNeutral
too rich for my bloodYou're here · Humorous, especially American: a price exceeds what you will pay.
I can't stretch to thatEspecially British: explain that your available money cannot cover the price.out of my price rangePolitely explain that an item exceeds your spending limit.