| 单词 | king's ransom |
| 释义 | king's ransomSEE SYNONYMS FOR king's ransom ON THESAURUS.COM nounan extremely large amount of money: The painting was sold for a king's ransom. Words nearby king's ransomking's-pawn openings, king's peace, Kings Peak, Kingsport, King's Proctor, king's ransom, King's Regulations, King's Remembrancer, Kings River, king's scout, king's shilling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with king's ransomking's ransom A huge sum of money, as in That handmade rug must have cost a king's ransom. This metaphoric expression originally referred to the sum required to release a king from captivity. [Late 1400s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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