cost an arm and a leg
idiom
informal
: to be too expensive
I want a new car that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
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Find it on Amazon This 10th Generation iPad With a Liquid Retina Display
A quality tablet can cost an arm and a leg.
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Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2024
The Best Stocking Stuffers Under $10 At Amazon Little delights don't have to cost an arm and a leg, and these under-$10 options prove that.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2023
And then there’s every bridesmaid’s tale of the dress that cost an arm and a leg.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2023
Learn more › Want a MacBook Air that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg?
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 30 Aug. 2023
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Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2024
The Best Stocking Stuffers Under $10 At Amazon Little delights don't have to cost an arm and a leg, and these under-$10 options prove that.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2023
And then there’s every bridesmaid’s tale of the dress that cost an arm and a leg.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2023
Learn more › Want a MacBook Air that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg?
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 30 Aug. 2023
See all Example Sentences for cost an arm and a leg
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