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Old Tue Oct 08, 2013, 03:14pm
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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman View Post
"Cost us the game" is a very, very common remark. It's said, and at least arguably correctly, even when the various "costs" during a game, tournament, or season add up to much more than the difference. But this is not crooked accounting.
It might work better if he had said, "cost us our last chance to make up for all of our other mistakes throughout the game."

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