an arm and a leg
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“It should not cost an arm and a leg to take the family to a baseball game or attend your favorite musician’s show.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
A 28-year-old British volunteer lost an arm and a leg – saving civilians - but is now stable in hospital.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
But there may be other items on the list that do not cost an arm and a leg.
From Reuters ● Feb. 21, 2023
This time, in a work well-timed to the world’s inflation crisis, they want to show that it doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg, either.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2022
Except for my sister Audrey, who broke both an arm and a leg when she was young.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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