Pay an arm and a leg Meaning in English

expression

US

PAY an ARM and uh LEG

UK

PAY un ARM and uh LEG

التعريف

To pay a very high price for something, much more than what is reasonable or normal.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an informal idiom used to emphasize extremely high cost. It's commonly used in complaints or surprises about prices. Similar expressions: 'cost a fortune', 'break the bank'. Only about money, not effort.

• Spanish: pagar un ojo de la cara - pagar una fortuna
• Portuguese (BR): pagar os olhos da cara - pagar uma fortuna
• Portuguese (PT): pagar os olhos da cara - pagar uma fortuna
• Chinese (Simplified): 花大价钱 - 花很多钱
• Chinese (Traditional): 花大錢 - 花一大筆錢
• Hindi: बहुत बड़ी कीमत चुकाना - बहुत पैसे देना
• Arabic: يدفع ثمنًا باهظًا - يدفع مبالغ طائلة
• Bengali: বহু টাকা দিতে - প্রচুর টাকা খরচ করতে
• Russian: заплатить баснословную сумму - заплатить целое состояние
• Japanese: 法外な値段を払う - 高額を支払う
• Vietnamese: trả giá cắt cổ - trả quá nhiều tiền
• Korean: 엄청나게 비싼 값을 치르다 - 거금을 지불하다
• Turkish: dünyanın parasını ödemek - fahiş fiyat ödemek
• Urdu: بہت زیادہ قیمت ادا کرنا - حد سے زیادہ پیسے دینا
• Indonesian: membayar mahal sekali - membayar harga selangit

جمل نموذجية

I had to pay an arm and a leg for this laptop.

basic

They paid an arm and a leg for front row concert tickets.

basic

Why would you pay an arm and a leg for designer shoes?

basic

We almost paid an arm and a leg for that hotel room, but found a cheaper place last minute.

natural

Even with a discount, I still paid an arm and a leg for my phone.

natural

You shouldn’t have to pay an arm and a leg just to eat out these days.

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