cost a packetBritish EnglishBrE informalBCOST to cost a lot of money 花费一大笔钱 I bet that car cost him a packet. 我敢打赌那辆车花了他一大笔钱。
cost a packet• I don't care if it costs a packet!• Cars, food, and clothes are cheaper, but services like plumbers cost a packet.
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