(fig) ? Preis m; at all costs, at any cost ? um jeden Preis; Regardless of the cost ? kostet es, was es wolle; within the cost of one’s health and fitness/work/relationship and so forth ? auf Kosten seiner Gesundheit/Stelle/Ehe etc; at terrific/minor own cost ? unter großen/geringen eigenen Kosten; he discovered to his cost that … ? er machte