break the bank
idiom
: to be very expensive or too expensive : to cost a lot of money
—usually used in negative statements
Buy a car that's dependable but won't break the bank.
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Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2025
Caviar has been making inroads at restaurants for years now, as an indulgence that doesn’t have to break the bank.
—Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
To keep him from exercising that opt-out, Heyman predicted the Red Sox would have to break the bank.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Conference season doesn’t have to break the bank—here’s how ambitious women are getting in for little to nothing.
—Essence, 10 July 2025
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Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2025
Caviar has been making inroads at restaurants for years now, as an indulgence that doesn’t have to break the bank.
—Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
To keep him from exercising that opt-out, Heyman predicted the Red Sox would have to break the bank.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Conference season doesn’t have to break the bank—here’s how ambitious women are getting in for little to nothing.
—Essence, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for break the bank
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“Break the bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20the%20bank. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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