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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Example Sentences

The damage hurts in other ways.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Can you imagine the damage she could do, if she told the wrong people about your work?”

From Literature

He goes out often to survey the damage, standing with people who’ve lost their homes, crying with them.

From Literature

He emerged as a key communications conduit between policymakers and financial markets, even as he became increasingly skeptical of some of the Fed's actions -- including interest rate cuts to help contain the damage.

From Barron's

The damage was so bad that the couple had to pay another locksmith to replace the entire door and frame at an additional cost of £2,244.

From BBC