an arm and a leg

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.

Most famously, former navy diver Paul de Gelder was left without an arm and a leg after he was attacked by a bull shark during a counter-terrorism exercise in Sydney Harbour in 2009.

Councillor David Romney said he was wary of taking on the responsibility, saying it could end up costing Oakham "an arm and a leg".

Tyler Vargas-Andrews, who lost an arm and a leg as a result of injuries he suffered during the Aug. 26 Abbey Gate attack, told lawmakers that the withdrawal “was a catastrophe in my opinion. And there was an inexcusable lack of accountability.”

But there may be other items on the list that do not cost an arm and a leg.