Definition of Arm and a Leg

Arm and a Leg

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• 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..

  Last edited on May 12 2018. Submitted by Jaye-Supreme on May 12 2018.

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Other terms relating to 'a':
a	Definitions include: amphetamine.
A-1	Definitions include: the best.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
a bit much	Definitions include: excessive.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
a boat	Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a couple three	Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
act a fool	Definitions include: to play around.
a dime a dozen	Definitions include: very common.
a dog with two d*cks	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
adopt a tree	Definitions include: to collide with a tree.
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
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Other terms relating to 'and':
AAB	Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Abel and Cain	Definitions include: "rain".
Adam and Eve	Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''.
all bark and no bite	Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
all fingers and thumbs	Definitions include: clumsy.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
and 1	Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
and a half	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
and a quarter	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and change	Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned.
and how	Definitions include: interjection of agreement.
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Other terms relating to 'arm':
alligator arms	Definitions include: metaphorical arms, the presence of which indicates a person is stingy.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
arm candy	Definitions include: an attractive (often much younger) date.
baby arm	Definitions include: penis.
break (one's) arm patting (one's self) on the back	Definitions include: to excessively praise one's self.
broken arm	Definitions include: two large marijuana blunts rolled together lengthwise
cost an arm and a leg	Definitions include: to cost a lot.
give (one's) right arm for	Definitions include: to want very badly.
gorilla arm	Definitions include: an arm that has become sore, cramped, and / or muscular due to extended use of touch screens on computing devices.
look like a baby's arm holding an apple	Definitions include: said of a penis, extremely large.
look like a baby's arm with an apple in its fist	Definitions include: said of a penis, to be extremely large.
Other terms relating to 'leg':
3-legged man	Definitions include: a man with an extremely large penis.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
boot-leg	Definitions include: a lower-quality version of something.
bow-legged cha-cha	Definitions include: sex
break a leg	Definitions include: a statement of "Good luck," in situations where wishes of "Good luck" is considered bad luck, such as in theatre.
cost an arm and a leg	Definitions include: to cost a lot.
have legs	Definitions include: to have speed.
have sea legs	Definitions include: to be capable of navigating seas.
hog leg	Definitions include: Term for an unusually large and fat marijuana cigarette.
hollow-legged	Definitions include: Relates to the idea of consuming a large quantity of food or drink From the expression, "to have a hollow leg."
jack-leg	Definitions include: an untalented professional.
leg it	Definitions include: to run.
legless	Definitions include: very drunk.
leg opener	Definitions include: something that leads to a female opening her legs.
leg up	Definitions include: an advantage or head start.
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