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Definition of cost an arm and a leg

cost an arm and a leg

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Other terms relating to 'a':

Definitions include: amphetamine.
Definitions include: the best.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: excessive.
Definitions include: sexual activity.
Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
Definitions include: a little crazy
Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
Definitions include: to play around.
Definitions include: very common.
Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
Definitions include: a non-specified price.
Definitions include: a non-specified price.
Definitions include: to collide with a tree.
Definitions include: an ugly face.

Other terms relating to 'an':

Definitions include: an impressive.
Definitions include: and.
Definitions include: a lot of money.
Definitions include: attracted to young males.
Definitions include: no chance.
Definitions include: to conspicuously notice.
Definitions include: to defecate.
Definitions include: to use the word "fuck" or one of its variants at an inappropriate time or place.
Definitions include: to flatulate; "fart".
Definitions include: extremely full after consuming food or drink.
Definitions include: to have a grudge.
Definitions include: to throw a fit.
Definitions include: someone who is a little extra bitchy that day. bitchflakes like cornflakes.
Definitions include: to monitor.
Definitions include: an impressive.

Other terms relating to 'and':

Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Definitions include: "rain".
Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''.
Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
Definitions include: clumsy.
Definitions include: better than all that.
Definitions include: the best.
Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
Definitions include: a lot of money.
Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
Definitions include: et cetera.
Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned.
Definitions include: interjection of agreement.

Other terms relating to 'arm':

Definitions include: metaphorical arms, the presence of which indicates a person is stingy.
Definitions include: a lot of money.
Definitions include: A slang way of saying too much money. Compare to: expensive, High Priced or costly. It's going to cost me an [Arm and a Leg] to buy that Bentley my girl wants. I guess she wont be getting it..
Definitions include: an attractive (often much younger) date.
Definitions include: penis.
Definitions include: to excessively praise one's self.
Definitions include: two large marijuana blunts rolled together lengthwise
Definitions include: to want very badly.
Definitions include: an arm that has become sore, cramped, and / or muscular due to extended use of touch screens on computing devices.
Definitions include: said of a penis, extremely large.
Definitions include: said of a penis, to be extremely large.

Other terms relating to 'leg':

Definitions include: a man with an extremely large penis.
Definitions include: a lot of money.
Definitions include: A slang way of saying too much money. Compare to: expensive, High Priced or costly. It's going to cost me an [Arm and a Leg] to buy that Bentley my girl wants. I guess she wont be getting it..
Definitions include: a lower-quality version of something.
Definitions include: sex
Definitions include: a statement of "Good luck," in situations where wishes of "Good luck" is considered bad luck, such as in theatre.
Definitions include: to have speed.
Definitions include: to be capable of navigating seas.
Definitions include: Term for an unusually large and fat marijuana cigarette.
Definitions include: Relates to the idea of consuming a large quantity of food or drink From the expression, "to have a hollow leg."
Definitions include: an untalented professional.
Definitions include: to run.
Definitions include: very drunk.
Definitions include: something that leads to a female opening her legs.
Definitions include: an advantage or head start.

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