an arm and a leg

an arm and a leg
«Рука и нога». В контексте с ценами — большая сумма денег.

Nowadays a flat in the centre of London costs an arm and a leg. — В наше время квартира в центре Лондона стоит бешеных денег.

Синонимы: a bomb бомба, the earth земля, a pretty penny вам влетит в копеечку, a bob or two один-два шиллинга.

English-Russian dictionary of expressions. 2014.

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  • arm and a leg — If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • arm and a leg — {n.}, {slang} An exorbitantly high price that must be paid for something that isn t really worth it. * /It s true that to get a decent apartment these days in New York you have to pay an arm and a leg./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • arm and a leg — {n.}, {slang} An exorbitantly high price that must be paid for something that isn t really worth it. * /It s true that to get a decent apartment these days in New York you have to pay an arm and a leg./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • arm\ and\ a\ leg — noun slang An exorbitantly high price that must be paid for something that isn t really worth it. It s true that to get a decent apartment these days in New York you have to pay an arm and a leg …   Словарь американских идиом

  • arm and a leg —    If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Arm and a leg —   If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • an\ arm\ and\ a\ leg — • cost a bomb • an arm and a leg v. phr. To be extremely expensive. My new house has cost us an arm and a leg and we re almost broke …   Словарь американских идиом

  • an arm and a leg — a lot of money. Everything the restaurant offers tastes good, and it doesn t cost an arm and a leg. Usage notes: usually used with the verbs cost, pay, and charge …   New idioms dictionary

  • an arm and a leg — (cost) a large amount of money His new car must have cost him an arm and a leg …   Idioms and examples

  • an arm and a leg — mainly spoken if something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive …   English dictionary

  • an arm and a leg — idi a great deal of money: to cost an arm and a leg[/ex] …   From formal English to slang


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