cost him/her
Le costó seguirle el ritmo a sus compañeros de clase.
He struggled to keep up with his classmates.
No sé cuánto le costó la reforma de la casa.
I don't know how much the house renovation cost him/her.
No le costó resolver el problema.
It wasn't hard for him to solve the problem.
A Tom le costó encontrar trabajo.
Tom had a hard time finding a job.
A mi mamá le costó mucho lidiar con eso.
My mom had a really hard time dealing with it.
— Familia (2023)
That cost him his job.