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What does the idiom 'costs an arm and a leg' refer to?
What does the idiom 'costs an arm and a leg' refer to?
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What does the idiom 'costs an arm and a leg' refer to?
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'Costs an arm and a leg' means that something is very expensive.
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'Costs an arm and a leg' means that something is very expensive.
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Step 1: Understand that an idiom is a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of the words.
Step 2: Break down the idiom 'costs an arm and a leg'.
Step 3: Realize that 'costs' refers to the price of something.
Step 4: Recognize that 'an arm and a leg' is a figurative way to say something is very valuable or costly.
Step 5: Conclude that when someone says something 'costs an arm and a leg', they mean it is very expensive.
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