Mary's dress is real silk. It must have cost a pretty penny.
•Taking care of a fancy car like that can cost a pretty penny, let me tell you.
•It cost an arm and a leg, so I didn't buy it.
•A house that size with an ocean view must cost the earth!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
cost an arm and a leg — (informal) To be prohibitively expensive • • • Main Entry: ↑arm * * * cost an arm and a leg informal phrase to cost a lot of money Thesaurus: to cost a lot of moneysynonym … Useful english dictionary
cost an arm and a leg — ► cost an arm and a leg informal be extremely expensive. Main Entry: ↑arm … English terms dictionary
cost an arm and a leg — cost (someone) an arm and a leg informal to be very expensive. These opera tickets cost us an arm and a leg! … New idioms dictionary
cost an arm and a leg — cost a lot of money, is very expensive That fur jacket must have cost her an arm and a leg … English idioms
cost an arm and a leg — If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive. The house cost us an arm and a leg, but we have no regrets … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
it cost an arm and a leg — If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive indeed … The small dictionary of idiomes
cost an arm and a leg — cost dearly, be very expensive … English contemporary dictionary
cost an arm and a leg — informal be extremely expensive. → arm … English new terms dictionary
cost an arm and a leg — informal to cost a lot of money … English dictionary
it cost an arm and a leg — If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive indeed. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
It cost an arm and a leg — If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive indeed … Dictionary of English idioms
