Cost an arm and a leg
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 4Meaning
To be extremely expensive
हिंदी अर्थ
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Example sentences
The material cost an arm and a leg and taught nothing.
Cost an arm and a leg is expensive and not always valuable.
Daily use: Ye arm and a leg cost karta hai.
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir
सोचिए, किसी चीज़ की क़ीमत इतनी ज़्यादा है कि बदले में एक हाथ और एक पैर देना पड़े। अपने हाथ-पैर कोई यूँ ही नहीं देता — यानी चीज़ बहुत महँगी है।
Imagine a price so high that you would have to pay with an arm and a leg. Nobody would give up their limbs lightly, so the thing must be extremely expensive.
Exam note
Synonyms: 'exorbitant', 'very expensive'; opposites: 'a dime a dozen', 'for a song' (बहुत सस्ता)।
Synonyms offered are 'exorbitant' and 'very expensive'; 'a dime a dozen' and 'for a song' (very cheap) are the opposites.