costar un ojo de la cara
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Etymology
Literally, “to cost an eye from the face”.
Verb
costar un ojo de la cara (first-person singular present cuesto un ojo de la cara, first-person singular preterite costé un ojo de la cara, past participle costado un ojo de la cara)
- (idiomatic) to cost a pretty penny, cost an arm and a leg
- Synonyms: costar un huevo, costar un Perú
Usage notes
- To emphasise, it is possible to change the phrase to costar un ojo de la cara y parte del otro (cost an eye from the face and part of the other one)
Further reading
- “costar algo los ojos, o un ojo, de la cara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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