RicodJour wrote:
On May 19, 1:02 pm, Doug Taylor wrote:
How about:

"Set me back AT LEAST five grand" ?

That implies that le poseur doesn't know the actual cost. How about
'Set me back a sweet nine grand' ? Five is becoming the old two
grand.

R

Mebbe he was just being modest. (This would not be very poseur like,
however.)