an arm and a leg
Example Sentences
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A 28-year-old British volunteer lost an arm and a leg – saving civilians - but is now stable in hospital.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025
He already suspects that “the fancy new computer system that they’ve spent an arm and a leg on” is at fault, and has refused to endorse its figures.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2024
But there may be other items on the list that do not cost an arm and a leg.
From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2023
This time, in a work well-timed to the world’s inflation crisis, they want to show that it doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg, either.
From Washington Post • Jun. 26, 2022
Except for my sister Audrey, who broke both an arm and a leg when she was young.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
