2008/05/26
腕と足(分)かかる / to cost an arm and a leg
腕と足(分)かかる ---------------- Hello everyone! Today's idiom is "to cost an arm and a leg". Quiz ---- What does "to cost an arm and a leg" mean? (A) to be very cheap (B) to be dangerous (C) to be very expensive Here's an example dialogue. Alfredo: Let's stay in the Ritz Hotel! Ichika: No way! It costs an arm and a leg to stay there! So the correct answer is (C) to be very expensive. A very similar phrase is "to cost the Earth". Let's look at an example of this. Cathy: Where's a good place to go on holiday? Naoki: How about Vietnam? Cathy: What can I do there? Naoki: Lots of things - eat good food, go shopping... and it won't cost the Earth. See you next time! Greg Findlow *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Is there an idiom which you're not sure how to use? Feel free to email it to me at greg_f@bigpond.com and I'll try to include it in a future email magazine! Greg Findlow http://gaf.110mb.com English Idioms - 英語のイディオム 発行システム：『まぐまぐ！』 http://www.mag2.com/ 配信中止はこちら http://www.mag2.com/m/0000258483.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
