when something costs an arm and leg, it means it's very expensive.
- Dude, UCLA's tuition is an arm and leg.
- Indeed.
the details of a situation
John's chin is bleeding.
Give me the arms and legs!
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To become substantially more complicated, especially when this was unforeseen. Colloquial expression, primarily used in (British) English. Origin: by analogy to human biological development in the womb.
The project seemed simple at first, but now it's starting to grow arms and legs.
To be pregnant, to the point of definately being obvious that there is a baby inside of you
Kylie can't come out with us anymore.
Yeh i havent seen her for ages, whats with that?
She's full of arms and legs.
Oh, ok.
OR
Look at that bird over there, is she chock full of arms and legs or what?
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a. Nice watch, you must have spent a fortune!
b. Yeah it better be nice it costs an arm, a leg and a vagina !
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n. - Gasoline, which literally costs an arm and a leg nowadays.
Exxon Mobil sells liquid arm and leg.
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A slang way of saying that something is too expensive.
To buy my wife a Bentley will cost me a Arm and a Leg. Only if I hit the Lottery.
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