cost an arm and a leg

(idiom) costs a lot of money, is very expensive

Example Sentence:

The man’s new sports car cost an arm and a leg.

A: Do you want to go to that new restaurant?
B: No
A: Why not?
B: Because everything there costs an arm and a leg. It’s too expensive for me.

The young woman’s gambling addiction was costing her an arm and a leg, so she decided to get help.

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Similar idioms:

1. steep
2. pricey
3. one would give one’s right arm
4. show off
5. break a leg
6. pull one’s leg
7. pile
8. blow one’s own horn
9. toot one’s own horn
10. face facts