give right arm Idiome

a babe in arms

a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada.

a good arm

the ability to throw a baseball or football Doug is short, but he has a good arm. He's an excellent passer.

a shot in the arm

energy, encouragement, a lift Billy Graham's sermon was inspiring - a shot in the arm.

an arm and a leg

(cost) a large amount of money His new car must have cost him an arm and a leg.

arm and a leg

pay a very high price for something that isn't worth it My father paid an arm and a leg for his car but he really enjoys driving it.

armed to the teeth

fully armed, having many weapons The robbers were armed to the teeth when they robbed the bank.

babe in arms

(See a babe in arms)

buy the farm

die, kick the bucket, pass away """Where's Henry?"" ""Oh, he bought the farm years ago - died of cancer, eh."""

cost an arm and a leg

cost a lot of money, is very expensive That fur jacket must have cost her an arm and a leg.

cost (someone) an arm and a leg

" cost a lot; be very expensive."

give (one's) appropriate arm

A allegorical byword that highlights one's absorption in accepting article or alacrity to do something. A: "I'm activity to the concert on Saturday!" B: "Aw man, I would accord my appropriate arm to accept tickets to that!" I would accord my appropriate arm for your sister's attractive hair!Learn more: arm, give, right

give one's appropriate arm (for addition or something)

and give one's eyeteeth (for addition or something) Fig. to be accommodating to accord article of abundant amount for addition or something. I'd accord my appropriate arm for a nice air-conditioned drink. I'd accord my eyeteeth to be there.Learn more: arm, give, right

give one's appropriate arm, to

To go to any lengths. Also put as cut off one’s appropriate arm for, this appellation expresses a above cede for all but the left-handed, conceivably alike added so than to accord one’s eyeteeth. An Americanism from the twentieth century, it apparently was able-bodied accepted by the time Robert G. Dean acclimated it in Layoff (1942): “He’d cut off his appropriate arm for her, as the adage goes.”Learn more: give, right

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copper copycat corked corner the market corner you corny cost a pretty penny cost an arm and a leg cost (someone) an arm and a leg cost you cotton-picking cotton to that couch doctor couch potato cough up couldn't believe my ears count on give one one’s pounds give one's eyeteeth give one's eyeteeth for, to give one's right arm, to give oneself over to give oneself up give or take give out give out (to one) about (someone or something) give out with (something) give out with something give over give pap with a hatchet give pause give pause for thought give pause to (one) give pause to someone give pause to, to give place to give place to somebody/something give preference to (someone or something) give preference to somebody/something give props to (one) give rein to give rein to (someone or something) give right arm give rise to give rise to (something) give rise to something give shape to (something) give shape to something give short shrift give some lip give some skin give some sugar give some thought to give somebody a bell give somebody a big hand give somebody a break give somebody a buzz give somebody a hand give somebody a leg-up give somebody a piece of your mind give somebody a ring give somebody a rocket give somebody a rough, hard, bad, etc. time give somebody a shout give somebody a taste/dose of their own medicine give somebody a turn give somebody an inch give somebody enough rope