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cost an arm and a leg/a small fortune
idiom(UK alsocost a bomb/the earth/a packet)
to be extremely expensive: 极其昂贵;花一大笔钱
I'd love to buy a Porsche, but they cost an arm and a leg.我倒是想买辆保时捷，可实在太贵了。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to be expensive
cost a (small) fortuneThis trip cost a fortune.
cost an arm and a legDrinks at that club cost an arm and a leg.
be daylight robberyWhat they're charging to get in is daylight robbery.
be highway robbery$50 for two drinks? That's highway robbery!
be a rip-off£200 for a concert ticket is a total rip-off.
be prohibitively expensiveThe cost of textbooks alone makes schooling prohibitively expensive for many.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costs & expenses
admission charge
aliment
all in
at cost
at someone's expense
bank charges
outgo
overrun
palimony
price point
pricing
redress
remittance
reserve
RPI
spend
transfer fee
tune
upkeep
whack
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