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$300 for a concert ticket? That's gonna cost you an arm and a leg 😱
When something costs an arm and a leg, it's shockingly expensive — way more than you expected to pay.
Swipe through all 3 cards:
👉 Card 1 — The literal scene (it gets weird)
👉 Card 2 — The real meaning, plain and simple
👉 Card 3 — Hear it in an actual conversation
Got a purchase lately that cost you an arm and a leg?
Drop it in the comments 👇 (mine was concert tickets, obviously)
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Idiom metadata
- Idiom: Costs an Arm and a Leg
- Meaning: Something is extremely expensive; it costs a huge amount of money
- Register: Casual spoken American English
- Example: "The new iPhone costs an arm and a leg, but everyone still wants one."
Card content specs
Card 1 — Literal illustration
A cheerful rounded flat-illustration character physically detaches her cartoon arm and leg to hand over as payment at a store checkout counter. The cashier looks amused holding the receipt. Absurd, funny, bright — pure teaching contrast.
Card 2 — Definition
Solid eggplant-purple (#5C2D91) background. Bold white text:
"Costs an Arm and a Leg" Something that costs an arm and a leg is extremely expensive — it costs a huge amount of money.
Card 3 — Natural example dialogue
Two canon characters in a post-concert conversation:
- Person A: "How was the concert last night?"
- Person B: "Amazing, but the tickets cost an arm and a leg! I spent almost $300."
- Person A: "Totally worth it though, right?"
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