English / idiom
Costs an Arm and a Leg
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To be exceptionally expensive or exorbitantly priced.
In context
01
Renting a banquet hall in this downtown district costs an arm and a leg.
02
True neighborliness is free, even though buying fancy catering costs an arm and a leg.
Synonyms
exorbitant,wildly expensive,steep
Antonyms
dirt cheap,inexpensive,reasonable
Collocations
costs an arm and a leg to host,literally costs an arm and a leg,charge an arm and a leg