An arm and a leg
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 19Very expensive
बहुत महँगा
Radhika saved for months, because the course cost an arm and a leg.
Renting a flat in the city centre costs an arm and a leg.
Daily use: Ye phone to an arm and a leg ka hai, main sale ka wait karunga.
पूरा idiom है 'to cost an arm and a leg'। सोचिए कोई चीज़ इतनी महँगी हो कि उसके बदले एक हाथ और एक पैर देना पड़े — यानी बहुत ज़्यादा क़ीमत।
The full idiom is 'to cost an arm and a leg'. Picture something so expensive that you must give up an arm and a leg to buy it; that is a very high price.
बार-बार पूछा जाता है — very expensive ('cost the earth', 'pay through the nose' भी); 'dirt cheap' और 'for a song' उल्टे options हैं।
Frequently asked as 'very expensive' (also 'cost the earth', 'pay through the nose'); 'dirt cheap' and 'for a song' are opposite options.