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.

Examples of break the bank in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 10 best cities for weddings that won’t break the bank Our best wishes on a safe start to the day. —Quartz Staff, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2025

Across the country, Le Monde reports that bouillon restaurants are having a revival, where customers sit on long wooden tables, eat a hearty broth, and drink wine from pitchers that won’t break the bank. —Byalex Ledsom, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2025

Lucky for you, Amazon is fully stocked with beach-ready cover-ups that won’t break the bank. —Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025

From the mountain town of Helen, Georgia to the cityscape of Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Kentucky's bourbon country, our editors share their favorite one-night getaways that won't break the bank. —Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for break the bank

• antitank
• interbank
• mountebank
• riverbank
• banc
• blank
• clank
• crank
• dank
• drank
• flank
• franc