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jdn teuer zu stehen kommen (idiom)
   to cost sb dearly

Der Klimawandel wird Indien teuer zu stehen kommen.
Climate change will cost India dearly.
BlackBerry-Patentstreit könnte Nutzer teuer zu stehen kommen.
BlackBerry patent dispute could cost users dearly.
Das ist uns teuer zu stehen gekommen.
That has cost us dearly.

Related:
Das wird ein teures Vergnügen. (idiom) That’ll cost ya.
zu Buche schlagen to be reflected in the budget; have a big influence (financially)
büßen to atone for, pay for

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