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
Blount[blaunt]
KatiKAH-tee (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian
KarpKAHRPRussian
Efstathios-Greek
Mikail-Turkish
PlatoPLAY-to (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)