Nico Oct 18 2013
1. How much was it?
2. How much did it cost?
X The cost was expensive.
O The cost was $10.
OO It was $10.
3. What was the price? (Not natural)
4. How much did it cost you?
5. How much did it set you back? (Only use this with expensive things.)
How much did they set you back?
6. That was expensive.
7. The price was pretty steep.
Art school tuition is pretty steep.
Plane fare is steep.
8. That looks expensive.
9. That looks like it set you back a pretty penny.
=That looks like it was expensive.
10. A penny for your thoughts?
11. That guy is like a bad penny.
12. A penny saved is a penny earned.
一銭の節約は一銭のもうけ。／ちりも積もれば山となる。◆ことわざ
13 nickel-and-dime = cheap, low quality, very average or ordinary
14. a dime a dozen = common, not special
Guys like him are a dime a dozen.
15. stop on a dime = use for cars or other vehicles, able to stop suddenly
The new Toyota will stop on a dime.
16. turn on a dime = use for cars or other vehicles, able to turn quickly
The new Toyota will turn on a dime.
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