noun
Meaning 1
Usually used after the verb cost, but also often charge, pay, and spend: a very high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: excessive, idiomatic
Examples
- I would have liked to have gone to the concert, but the tickets cost an arm and a leg.
- They were hoping to have some cash left over, but the tickets cost them an arm and a leg.
- I paid an arm and a leg for those tickets.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pretty penny, fortune, king's ransom
Antonyms: none provided