Know/learn/find something to your cost
phrase
To experience the negative consequences or disadvantages of a situation, action, or decision.
You'll learn the importance of saving money to your cost if you spend recklessly now.
Often appears as...
- learn something to your cost
- know something to your cost
Usage tips
Idiomatic
phrase
To experience the negative consequences or disadvantages of a situation, action, or decision.
You'll learn the importance of saving money to your cost if you spend recklessly now.
Often appears as...
- learn something to your cost
- know something to your cost
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Outcome
The phrase implies you'll discover a truth through a bad experience.
He didn't take the warnings seriously and found the risks to his cost.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Experience
It must be something personally experienced, not witnessed or heard.
She skipped studying and learned the material's difficulty to her cost.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
The phrase often carries emotional weight, hinting at regret or a tough lesson.
They cut corners on the construction and knew their mistake to their cost.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Outcome
The phrase implies you'll discover a truth through a bad experience.
He didn't take the warnings seriously and found the risks to his cost.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Experience
It must be something personally experienced, not witnessed or heard.
She skipped studying and learned the material's difficulty to her cost.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
The phrase often carries emotional weight, hinting at regret or a tough lesson.
They cut corners on the construction and knew their mistake to their cost.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Outcome
The phrase implies you'll discover a truth through a bad experience.
He didn't take the warnings seriously and found the risks to his cost.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Experience
It must be something personally experienced, not witnessed or heard.
She skipped studying and learned the material's difficulty to her cost.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
The phrase often carries emotional weight, hinting at regret or a tough lesson.
They cut corners on the construction and knew their mistake to their cost.
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