arm and a leg

Example Sentences

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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

"And if it's not going to cost me an arm and a leg, why not?"

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2022

Bet their parents paid an arm and a leg for them, too.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen