An arm and a leg !

code1 | 09:08 Tue 15th Jul 2008 | Phrases & Sayings

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Where does the saying - "It costs an arm and a leg come from" ?

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Click here for a reasonable answer. Don't believe anyone who suggests it has to do with portrait-painters!

You know what they say about the telephone. Never before have so many paid an arm and a leg to use an ear and a mouth!

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