That holiday cost me a small fortune.

那次度假花了我一大笔钱。

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A car like that costs a small fortune.

像这样的轿车要花一大笔钱。

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She's milked the company of a small fortune.

她揩公司的油，发了一笔小财。

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On the face of it, he has made a small fortune running a letting agency.

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One coughs up a small fortune to street entrepreneurs for this kind of entertainment, but what the heck.

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Ursula Biondi's mother, for example, received a bill for 7, 000 Swiss francs, a small fortune at the time.

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