世博习惯用语【2】cost an arm and a leg 非常贵

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cost an arm and a leg

Definition: to cost a fortune；be very expensive

【世博精解】

这个惯用语的意思其实很容易从字面上理解出来。cost在这里就是花费的意思。也就是我们通常说的It costs $100中的用法。如果买一个东西要花上一支胳膊加一条腿，那就可想而知有多贵了。所以我们今天讲的惯用语意思就是非常贵，要花大价钱。这个惯用语结构比较简单，最简单的例子：This car costs an arm and a leg.是不是很好用呢？

Example

Sarah : Excuse me. Could you tell me how much this watch costs?
Clerk : Certainly Miss. This watch is 600 dollars.
Sarah : Six hundred dollars?! That's a bit much. Do you have any watches that don't cost an arm and a leg?

啊哈，看来我们的Sarah买表的想法就是最好不要把腿呀、胳膊什么的也给搭进去了。