cost an arm
Price exorbitantly high
Cost an arm is a truncated form of "cost an arm and a leg," meaning to be extremely expensive.
The shorter version appears in casual speech where the full phrase feels too long: That repair's gonna cost an arm.
The metaphor suggests paying with body parts—the ultimate price beyond money.
- legAmbulatory limb
- expensiveCosting much money
- priceyCosting a lot
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- big bucksLarge sums of money
steep · pretty penny · sacrifice · price · hefty · break the bank · pay through the nose · splurge · wallet · broke · overkill · outrageous · kidney · firstborn · extortionate · highway robbery · daylight robbery · rip-off
cost an armdirt cheap
Extremely low-priced
free · cheap as chips · affordable · inexpensive · budget-friendly
cost an arma good deal
A large quantity
good deal · bang for your buck · worth every penny · value for money · reasonably priced
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