Definition of cost an arm and a leg
cost an arm and a leg
- to cost a lot.
Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
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| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: an unspecified small number. | |
| Definitions include: Playing 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. | |
| Definitions include: a few drinks of alcohol. | |
Other terms relating to 'an': | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: and. | |
| Definitions include: a lot of money. | |
| Definitions include: no chance. | |
| Definitions include: to conspicuously notice. | |
| 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: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: used to describe an ugly person. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I'm not an expert". | |
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Other terms relating to 'and': | |
| Definitions include: 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: a lot of money. | |
| 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. | |
Other terms relating to 'arm': | |
| Definitions include: metaphorical arms, the presence of which indicates a person is stingy. | |
| Definitions include: a lot of money. | |
| Definitions include: an attractive (often much younger) female date. | |
| Definitions include: penis. | |
| Definitions include: to excessively praise one's self. | |
| Definitions include: two large marijuana blunts rolled together lengthwise | |
| 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 lot of money. | |
| Definitions include: a lower-quality version of something. | |
| Definitions include: sex | |
| Definitions include: a statement of "Good luck," in situations where "Good luck" is considered bad luck, such as in theatre. | |
| Definitions include: to have speed. | |
| 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: a penis. | |
| Definitions include: of a woman, to receive sex. | |
| Definitions include: a person missing a leg. | |
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