give an arm and a leg (for something)



give an arm and a leg (for something)

To pay, give, or do whatever is necessary or required. They had to give an arm and a leg for the lawyer they hired. I had to give an arm and a leg just to get an interview for the job.
See also: and, arm, give, leg

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chrysantakri-SAN-təEnglish (Rare)
Tajana-Croatian, Serbian
Shanti-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Stevan-Serbian, Croatian
Elisee-LEE-zə (German), e-LEE-se (Norwegian, Danish, Swedish), i-LEES (English), i-LEEZ (English)German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, English
PÅL-Swedish, Norwegian