break the bank

/ˌbreɪk ðə ˈbæŋk/INFORMAL · C1
中文對應近似對應
傷筋動骨
字面意思: «讓銀行破產»

意思

to cost more than you can afford

花費超出承受能力.

例句

  1. 1A picnic will not break the bank, and everyone can bring something.
  2. 2Replacing every window at once nearly broke the bank.
  3. 3At just five pounds a month, this subscription will not break the bank.
  4. 4The wedding broke the bank; afterwards, we could barely afford our rent.
  5. 5Can we replace the sofa without breaking the bank? Our savings are almost gone.

文法

常與否定詞或情態助動詞連用。過去式為 broke,過去分詞為 broken。

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