break the bank
Example Sentences
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This Gift Guide list is heavy on handsome, useful items for plant lovers that won’t break the bank even if you opt to choose two or three.
From Los Angeles Times
It doesn’t break the bank either compared with other higher-end sound offerings.
From Barron's
"But it can't break the bank to do it."
From Reuters
The party has proposed increasing the budget for climate-related measures by 5 to 10 billion euros, but Evers said the investments required if the referendum passes would break the bank.
From Seattle Times
The second may surprise you — a labor of love from a rising Saint-Émilion winery that shows Bordeaux can make deliciously sexy, unpretentious wine that doesn’t break the bank or require an investment in futures.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
