Cost a packet British informal verb phrase
If something costs a packet, it has a very high price.
Look at that gorgeous gown. It must cost a packet.
That bag cost me a packet.
To change the price of something
Used to indicate something that is very expensive
Be very expensive
To refer to a very high price.
The verb "cost" must be conjugated according to its tense.
A remark you make when you are leaving on the purpose of creating a stronger impact
The letter he left before leaving was his parting shot.