Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Idioms, Encyclopedia. cost (kôst) n. 1. An amount paid or required in payment for a purchase; a price. 2. The expenditure of something, such as time or labor, necessary for the attainment of a goal: "Freedom to advocate unpopular causes...
cost a bundle (redirected fromcost an arm and a leg/a bundle, to) To cost a large amount of money; to be very expensive. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cost" and "a" to indicate the person spending the money.Whoa, your new entertainment system is so hi-tech. It must ha...
i celebrate how good i ch will bei meinem i checked in i checked my clock i cherish all you gav i chose the wait i cleaned a guys cell i cleaned my room i come from kunming i concede that i continued to ask i cost and insurance i could be the oneali i could callwrite to i co...
Nobody is going to put explosives in your shoes. This is another very non-literal one. Something which ‘blows your socks off’ is an astonishingly good thing – to blow someone’s socks off is to make a very deep and positive impression. 6. Easy does it This phrase doesn’t really m...
obsoleteVery close together.When I planted the bushes, I put them yardarm to yardarm—I hope they don't overcrowd each other once they start blooming. See also:to,yardarm Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. ...
Now, can you guess the meaning of “cost an arm and a leg"?The idiom"pull someone's leg came from the approach used by street thieves in London. Usually, the thieves worked in pairs. One of them used a rope to “pull" a person. The other thief then robbed (抢劫) the person as...
ill be right back ill be seeing you ill be the fire in yo ill be the one who un ill be there by ur si ill be there with a l ill be there with a l ill be very clear her ill be watching tv if ill break my arm ill buy a house and c ill buy you anything ill call her an...
(肖像) painted. The cost depended on how many arms and legs were to be painted. The cheapest choice was to have only your head and shoulders painted. The price increased as the picture became larger to include your arms and legs. Now, can you guess the meaning of "cost an arm and a...
Meaning: In the world of French idioms, love can be rather painful and love at first sight is called “un coup de foudre”. You can also say that you have a “coup de foudre” for an object, Meaningit unexpectedly and suddenly seduced you. ...
Idioms: beg (someone's) pardon Used to introduce a polite request. beg the question 1.To assume to be true what one is purporting to prove in an argument. 2.To call to mind a question in a discussion; invite or provoke a question. ...