the damage

Idioms  

1. The cost or price of something, as in So what's the damage for this outfit? This seemingly modern slangy phrase, with damage alluding to the harm done to one's pocketbook, was first recorded in 1755.

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the damage

The oldest resurrected antimicrobial peptides were able to disrupt bacterial membranes, but the bacteria apparently repaired the damage and survived exposure to the peptides.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The scale of the damage has prompted calls for a rethink of how projects are designed and built.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

"A lot of the damage may already be done, and as we have seen in past FBI data breaches, that information continues to circulate the dark web years later," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Eventually, MS can cause permanent damage to the nerve fibers, and symptoms vary from person to person, depending on the location and severity of the damage in the nervous system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

According to the doctors, this was because the damage was very serious: a lack of external injuries meant the damage was all internal.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover