"coûter sang et eau" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \ku.te sɑ̃ e o\, \ku.te sɑ̃.k‿e o\ Forms: couter sang et eau
  1. Demander beaucoup de peine et d'efforts. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-coûter_sang_et_eau-fr-verb-BHrX5CGJ Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: suer sang et eau
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