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- cost an arm and a leg
cost an arm and a leg
cost (somebody) an arm and a leg
(informal) to be very expensive These opera tickets cost us an arm and a leg!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Zipporah | | zi-PAWR-ə (English), ZIP-ər-ə (English) | Biblical, Hebrew |
| Anastazija | | - | Croatian, Slovene |
| Geertje | | KHAY:R-tyə | Dutch |
| Prudencia | | proo-DHEN-thya (Spanish), proo-DHEN-sya (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
| Rhisiart | | - | Welsh |
| Ola (2) | | AW-lah | Polish |