an arm and a leg

slang A lot of money. College tuitions cost an arm and leg nowadays. I'm sick of paying an arm and a leg for rent in this town.

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

Slang

An excessively high price: a cruise that cost an arm and a leg.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Makena	-	Eastern African, Kikuyu
Pierson	['piəsn]
Kwame	-	Western African, Akan
Ampelios	-	Ancient Greek
Anna	AN-a (English), AHN-nah (Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish), AH-nah (German, Russian), AN-nah (Danish)	English, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Greek, Hung
Gibbs	[gibz]