How to Pronounce "cost the earth"
expression
KAWST (or KAHST) thuh URTH
KOST thuh URTH
Definition
If something 'costs the earth,' it is extremely expensive; it costs a lot of money.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkɑst/, /ˈkɔst/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɝθ
British English
kˈɒst/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈɜːθ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAWST (or KAHST) thuh URTH
UK
KOST thuh URTH
Listen in Context
That new phone cost the earth.
We can't buy that house— it costs the earth.
The concert tickets cost the earth.
I'd love that designer bag, but it costs the earth, so I'll just admire it from afar.