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cost an arm and a leg
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This idiom may be literally translated as "costar un brazo y una pierna."
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)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (to be very expensive)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. costar un ojo de la cara (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
This computer cost me an arm and leg, but the performance is incredible.Esta computadora me costó un ojo de la cara, pero el rendimiento es impresionante.
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