an arm and a leg
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an arm and a leg
noun arms and legs
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Usually used after the verb cost, but also often charge, pay, and spend: a very high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price
I would have liked to have gone to the concert, but the tickets cost an arm and a leg.
Similar: pretty penny, fortune, king's ransom
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noun exorbitant amount
| Español | riñón, ojo de la cara |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 天價 /天价 tiānjià, 昂貴 /昂贵 ángguì |
| Português | olho da cara |
| Français | coûter les yeux de la tête, coûter la peau des fesses, coûter la peau du cul |
| Deutsch | ein Germogens kosten, Kopf und Kragen kosten |
| Italiano | occhio della testa |
| Русский | сто́ить це́лое состоя́ние stóitʹ céloje sostojánije, кру́гленькая су́мма krúglenʹkaja súmma |
| Tiếng Việt | giá cắt cổ, giá trên trời |
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