The phrase "astronomical bill" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an extremely high or excessive charge, often in the context of expenses or costs.
Example: "After the unexpected repairs, I was shocked to receive an astronomical bill from the contractor."
Alternatives: "exorbitant charge" or "outrageous expense".
The bigger question is whether all the pieces of the giant project will move forward given the long timeline, the astronomical bill and the political maneuvering over the treaty's approval.
He would get himself hired by some business; spend a while watching people work, stopwatch and slide rule in hand; write a report telling them how to do their work faster; and then submit an astronomical bill for his services.
Its astronomical bill (equivalent to £1.8bn at today's prices) came down to Foster's total approach to the project: every part of what an office building should be was to be fundamentally rethought from scratch.
"They had lived lives of scarcity, worrying about the next meal, worrying about how to pay the rent," Fula says, but now they stayed at the elegant Westwood Marquis hotel for several months, racking up an "astronomical" bill.
I lived in constant fear that the next email would be from one of the dozen lawyers involved; that it would be another astronomical bill, a threat, a court summons, an accusation; yet another 1000-word letter explaining why I was so utterly disgusting to talk about things that were done to me 30 years ago; or, worst of all, that the book would be banned and I would be gagged for the next 20 years.
It's also helpful for travelers, who need access to data while overseas, but can't afford the astronomical bill that accompanies such usage.
But many holidaymakers have returned home to find astronomical bills incurred on their smartphones.
This imbalance of supply and demand has resulted in regular blackouts and astronomical bills for the state's 1.7 million residents.
At the same time, the UK is concerned about the impact of the Oslo Process on the aftermath of a conflict (foreseeing "astronomical bills" handed out to those who used cluster munitions in the past).
The process of harvesting live embryos, transplanting them into brood mares and bringing them to term is a technique that used to require long stays in equine clinics and astronomical bills.
But the vast majority of uninsured of course cannot manage such astronomical bills in the same fashion.
