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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Showing your appreciation by stuffing your wife’s or mother’s stocking doesn’t have to break the bank.
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Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
These stocking stuffers, from binoculars to SD cards and equipment chargers, will boost their stargazing experience, and at $100 or under, won't break the bank.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Building a seasonal capsule wardrobe doesn’t have to break the bank.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2025
The question is whether Michigan will break the bank for a coach who is yet to prove himself at an elite program.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
These stocking stuffers, from binoculars to SD cards and equipment chargers, will boost their stargazing experience, and at $100 or under, won't break the bank.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Building a seasonal capsule wardrobe doesn’t have to break the bank.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2025
The question is whether Michigan will break the bank for a coach who is yet to prove himself at an elite program.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 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 Dec. 2025.
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