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an arm and a leg
Idioms and Phrases
see arm and a leg .Example Sentences
A 28-year-old British volunteer lost an arm and a leg – saving civilians - but is now stable in hospital.
He already suspects that “the fancy new computer system that they’ve spent an arm and a leg on†is at fault, and has refused to endorse its figures.
Most famously, former navy diver Paul de Gelder was left without an arm and a leg after he was attacked by a bull shark during a counter-terrorism exercise in Sydney Harbour in 2009.
Councillor David Romney said he was wary of taking on the responsibility, saying it could end up costing Oakham "an arm and a leg".
Tyler Vargas-Andrews, who lost an arm and a leg as a result of injuries he suffered during the Aug. 26 Abbey Gate attack, told lawmakers that the withdrawal “was a catastrophe in my opinion. And there was an inexcusable lack of accountability.â€
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