When gasoline prices are expensive, people often joke that it "costs an arm and a leg".
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If you hear that something “costs an arm and a leg” it means that the price of the item is rather outlandish, excessive, and exorbitant.
Buying something that “costs an arm and a leg” often has an inflated or extravagant price.
Last summer there was a major traffic jam on the Beijing-Tibet Highway in China that made international headlines. Since the drivers were stuck in traffic, vendors were able to make a lot of money at the drivers expense. Water and food were sold at very high prices, the items “cost an arm and a leg“.
Examples: “Paying for a child’s education at Stanford University costs an arm and a leg.”
“I hate restaurants that serve small portions and cost an arm and a leg. When I eat at a restaurant, I want to be well fed.”
If you go to a private language school, it might cost you an arm and a leg. But if you use “cost an arm and a leg” in a practice sentence its free!
If you were to say “cost an arm and a leg” min Chinese, how would it be said?
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The prices of houses in China are extremely high. Buying a house costs an arm and a leg. Many people can’t afford it at all.
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