- give an arm and a leg
- give a lot, pay a lot, give my eye teeth
She'd give an arm and a leg to have her baby back.
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give an arm and a leg
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arm — arm1 W1S1 [a:m US a:rm] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body)¦ 2¦(weapons)¦ 3¦(furniture)¦ 4¦(clothing)¦ 5 be up in arms 6 with open arms 7 somebody would give their right arm to do something 8 hold something at arm s length 9 keep/hold s … Dictionary of contemporary English
arm — I [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)m[/t]] PART OF YOUR BODY OR OF SOMETHING ELSE ♦ arms 1) N COUNT Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end. She stretched her arms out... He had a large parcel … English dictionary
arm — arm1 noun 1》 each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. ↘a limb of an octopus, starfish, or other animal. 2》 a side part of a chair supporting a sitter s arm. 3》 a narrow strip of water or land projecting… … English new terms dictionary
arm — See: GIVE ONE S RIGHT ARM, KEEP AT A DISTANCE Or KEEP AT ARM S LENGTH, SHOT IN THE ARM, TAKE UP ARMS, TWIST ONE S ARM, UP IN ARMS, WITH OPEN ARMS, COST AN ARM AND A LEG … Dictionary of American idioms
arm — See: GIVE ONE S RIGHT ARM, KEEP AT A DISTANCE Or KEEP AT ARM S LENGTH, SHOT IN THE ARM, TAKE UP ARMS, TWIST ONE S ARM, UP IN ARMS, WITH OPEN ARMS, COST AN ARM AND A LEG … Dictionary of American idioms
arm — See: give one s right arm, keep at a distance or keep at arm s length, shot in the arm, take up arms, twist one s arm, up in arms, with open arms, arm and a leg … Словарь американских идиом
Arm — This article is about the upper part of the human upper limb. For other uses, see Arm (disambiguation). Arm The human arm … Wikipedia
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Live and Let Die (novel) — infobox Book | name = Live and Let Die title orig = translator = | image caption = 1st edition Jonathan Cape hardback (UK) cover. author = Ian Fleming illustrator = cover artist = Devised by Ian Fleming, completed by Kenneth Lewis.| country =… … Wikipedia
leg — n. & v. n. 1 a each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands. b the part of this from the hip to the ankle. 2 a leg of an animal or bird as food. 3 an artificial leg (wooden leg). 4 a part of a garment covering a leg or part of a … Useful english dictionary
