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单词 an arm and a leg
释义

an arm and a leg

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If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
[informal]
A week at a health farm can cost an arm and a leg.
Synonyms: a lot of money, a bomb [British, slang], a fortune, a pile [informal] More Synonyms of an arm and a leg
See full dictionary entry for arm

an arm and a leg in British English

informal
a large amount of money
See full dictionary entry for arm

an arm and a leg in American English

a very great amount of money
it cost me an arm and a leg
See full dictionary entry for arm

Examples of 'an arm and a leg' in a sentence
an arm and a leg

Large houses cost an arm and a leg to maintain.
The Sun (2012)
Will they cost an arm and a leg?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Soon hotels will be discounting heavily and plumbers will not cost an arm and a leg.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It may save pennies but such pranks cost an arm and a leg in public relations.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Chances are they will cost an arm and a leg.
The Sun (2011)
But not all of his investments have cost an arm and a leg.
The Sun (2013)
Alternative spots can only be found many blocks from the stadium and usually cost an arm and a leg.
Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986)
That dedication cost him an arm and a leg in a horrifying bomb blast in Iraq.
The Sun (2006)
Good sound needn't cost you an arm and a leg.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But blueberries cost an arm and a leg, as do cherries and raspberries.
The Sun (2008)
It's cost us an arm and a leg.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And if you do find one, the chances are it will cost an arm and a leg.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It still would have cost an arm and a leg to get a round in down there when it came to charging the glasses.
The Sun (2013)
A cable to Europe costs an arm and a leg.
John Foot Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006)
We're having ours done at the moment and it's costing an arm and a leg.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Where is the building that is airtight and beautifully engineered, yet doesn't cost an arm and a leg?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It costs an arm and a leg - sometimes literally - but the call of the mountains is utterly irresistible.
The Sun (2008)
I say yeah, it cost me an arm and a leg '.
The Sun (2013)
IT costs an arm and a leg to watch local teams, so supporting England abroad must cost a fortune.
The Sun (2012)
(idiom) 
A week at a health farm can cost an arm and a leg.
Synonyms
a lot of money
a bomb (British, slang)
a fortune
a pile (informal)
big money
a packet (slang)
a bundle (slang)
big bucks (informal, mainly US)
a tidy sum (informal)
a king's ransom
a pretty penny (informal)
See arm

Nearby words of
an arm and a leg

  • amusement
  • amusing
  • an albatross around your neck
  • an arm and a leg
  • an axe to grind
  • an embarrassment of riches
  • an eye for an eye

Synonyms of 'an arm and a leg'

an arm and a leg

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