THE COST DIARIES

(fig) → Preis m; whatsoever costs, at any cost → um jeden Preis; whatever the cost → kostet es, was es wolle; in the cost of 1’s wellbeing/job/marriage etc → auf Kosten seiner Gesundheit/Stelle/Ehe etcetera; at fantastic/small private cost → unter großen/geringen eigenen Kosten; he discovered to his cost that … → er machte die bitt