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

But an upbeat day for software stocks and other areas of the S&P 500 weren’t enough to offset the damage from Big Tech.

From MarketWatch

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney flies to Asia on Thursday for a three-country tour with a first stop in India, where he hopes to double trade to offset the damage of his country's fracturing relations with the United States.

From Barron's

Fagan cautioned that progress with countries like India cannot mitigate the damage of a US rupture.

From Barron's

“The poor dear. The damage that those weeds must be doing to her follicles, I shudder to think.”

From Literature

"For me, this time around, it's about accountability and questioning - can we ever truly sever ties with our past and the damage or traumas that haunt us, so we can fully move forward? Gemma and Simon have so much to unpick!"

From BBC