Cost a packet In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "cost a packet", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2022-03-28 04:03

Meaning of Cost a packet

Synonyms:

cost a fortune , cost a bomb/ the earth/ an arm and a leg

Cost a packet British informal verb phrase

If something costs a packet, it has a very high price.

Look at that gorgeous gown. It must cost a packet.

That bag cost me a packet.

Other phrases about:

POSH - Port out, starboard home
Elegance, swanky, rich, of high class
price yourself/something out of the market

To change the price of something

cost a bomb

Used to indicate something that is very expensive

top dollar

To refer to a very high price.

Grammar and Usage of Cost a packet

Verb Forms

  • costs a packet

The verb "cost" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

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