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in_the_loop_143 to cost a great deal of money Compare to: pay through the nose Money

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COST (SOMEONE) A MINT/AN ARM AND A LEG I really wanted that painting, but it cost a mint, so I decided not to buy it.Sending my son to that college will cost me an arm and a leg, but it will be worth it. The expression suggests that something costs all the money stored in a mint—a place where money is coined—or that something costs the same value as someone’s arm and leg. Unlike pay through the nose, these two expressions are used for monetary payments only.

Id	in_the_loop_143
Idiom	COST (SOMEONE) A MINT/AN ARM AND A LEG
Definition	to cost a great deal of money
Examples	I really wanted that painting, but it cost a mint, so I decided not to buy it. Sending my son to that college will cost me an arm and a leg, but it will be worth it.
Cross-Refs	Compare to: pay through the nose
Extra Info	The expression suggests that something costs all the money stored in a mint—a place where money is coined—or that something costs the same value as someone’s arm and leg. Unlike pay through the nose, these two expressions are used for monetary payments only.
Category	Money

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