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the damage

Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

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Paulson said a crisis in the Treasury market would differ in a crucial way from the 2008 financial meltdown, when the U.S. government still had enough fiscal capacity to step in and contain the damage.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

On Wednesday, the 23-year-old went for scans, which are expected to confirm the extent of the damage.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

But in a report Wednesday, it doubled that estimate given that the “scope of the damage has expanded materially.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Treasury market will be left assessing the extent of the damage to U.S. inflation in the wake of the cease-fire in the Middle East conflict, TD Securities’ strategists say in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Toby’s stomach turned again when he saw the damage he’d done.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

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