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Definition of an arm and a leg
an arm and a leg
noun - uncountable
- a lot of money.
I paid an arm and a leg for my surgery.
My surgery cost an arm and a leg.
- See more words with the same meaning: money.
Last edited on Jan 20 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'money': | |
| Definitions include: counterfeit money. | |
| Definitions include: money. | |
| Definitions include: Australian slang term for a shilling (12 pennies). | |
| Definitions include: a Canadian one dollar coin. | |
| Definitions include: any expensive, flashy, or shiny jewelry, usually gold or silver, esp. bracelets, chains, earrings. | |
| Definitions include: nice, excellent, worthy of envy; "cool"; "tight"; "awesome"; etc. | |
| Definitions include: one thousand dollars. | |
| Definitions include: a very attractive person; "a perfect ten". | |
| Definitions include: money. | |
| Definitions include: a large amount of money. | |
| Definitions include: a twenty-five cent coin. | |
| Definitions include: paper money. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "mother-in-law". | |
| Definitions include: coin money. | |
| Definitions include: displeasing. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
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Other terms relating to 'a': | |
| Definitions include: amphetamine. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: excessive. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat". | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: an unspecified small number. | |
| Definitions include: to play around. | |
| Definitions include: very common. | |
| Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: to collide with a tree. | |
| Definitions include: an ugly face. | |
Other terms relating to 'an': | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: and. | |
| Definitions include: attracted to young males. | |
| Definitions include: no chance. | |
| Definitions include: to conspicuously notice. | |
| Definitions include: to cost a lot. | |
| Definitions include: to defecate. | |
| Definitions include: to use the word "fuck" or one of its variants at an inappropriate time or place. | |
| Definitions include: to flatulate; "fart". | |
| Definitions include: extremely full after consuming food or drink. | |
| Definitions include: to have a grudge. | |
| Definitions include: to throw a fit. | |
| Definitions include: someone who is a little extra bitchy that day. bitchflakes like cornflakes. | |
| Definitions include: to monitor. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
Other terms relating to 'and': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery". | |
| Definitions include: "rain". | |
| Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''. | |
| Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action. | |
| Definitions include: clumsy. | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action. | |
| Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket | |
| Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. | |
| Definitions include: et cetera. | |
| Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. | |
| Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned. | |
| Definitions include: interjection of agreement. | |
| Definitions include: used to emphasize the preceding statement. | |
Other terms relating to 'arm': | |
| Definitions include: metaphorical arms, the presence of which indicates a person is stingy. | |
| Definitions include: A slang way of saying too much money. Compare to: expensive, High Priced or costly. It's going to cost me an [Arm and a Leg] to buy that Bentley my girl wants. I guess she wont be getting it.. | |
| Definitions include: an attractive (often much younger) date. | |
| Definitions include: penis. | |
| Definitions include: to excessively praise one's self. | |
| Definitions include: two large marijuana blunts rolled together lengthwise | |
| Definitions include: to cost a lot. | |
| Definitions include: to want very badly. | |
| Definitions include: an arm that has become sore, cramped, and / or muscular due to extended use of touch screens on computing devices. | |
| Definitions include: said of a penis, extremely large. | |
| Definitions include: said of a penis, to be extremely large. | |
Other terms relating to 'leg': | |
| Definitions include: a man with an extremely large penis. | |
| Definitions include: A slang way of saying too much money. Compare to: expensive, High Priced or costly. It's going to cost me an [Arm and a Leg] to buy that Bentley my girl wants. I guess she wont be getting it.. | |
| Definitions include: a lower-quality version of something. | |
| Definitions include: sex | |
| Definitions include: a statement of "Good luck," in situations where wishes of "Good luck" is considered bad luck, such as in theatre. | |
| Definitions include: to cost a lot. | |
| Definitions include: to have speed. | |
| Definitions include: to be capable of navigating seas. | |
| Definitions include: Term for an unusually large and fat marijuana cigarette. | |
| Definitions include: Relates to the idea of consuming a large quantity of food or drink From the expression, "to have a hollow leg." | |
| Definitions include: an untalented professional. | |
| Definitions include: to run. | |
| Definitions include: very drunk. | |
| Definitions include: something that leads to a female opening her legs. | |
| Definitions include: an advantage or head start. | |
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