Timeline for Idiomatic expression for "this will cost $1000 as if a penny"
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| Aug 20 at 15:11 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | 'That's just the thin end of the wedge' could well be used; it's less formal, but used in other than just financial ventures. I'll make it an 'answer' if it's close enough. | |
| Aug 20 at 2:01 | comment | added | xxbbcc | Thank you for the answer but I don't think this is a good match for the phrase. This doesn't seem to me something that one would use outside of formal texts or speeches. | |
| Aug 19 at 18:23 | history | answered | Edwin Ashworth | CC BY-SA 4.0 |