| Idiom | Highway Robbery |
|---|---|
| Example | Two hundred dollars for one night in a hotel? That's highway robbery! |
| Meaning | an extremely high price or charge for something |
| Origin | During the time of William Shakespeare and the early 16th century, it was common for travelers on the open road to be held up and robbed by armed highwaymen. With time, the phrase "highway robbery" came to be associated with charges for goods and services that were so expensive that the buyer felt that he or she was being robbed by the seller. |
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