Preview（腕試し）

Please guess the best answer.

Yasuko: You got your computer fixed? Was the repair fee cheap?

Kumi: Actually, I paid an arm and a leg to get it done!

Kumi feels that she paid:

A. A small amount of money.

B. Some money.

C. Too much money.

D. Pocket change.

　

Examples（例文）

This idiom basically means to pay a lot (or too much) money for something.

　

I paid an arm and a leg for my ticket to London. I guess it's really expensive to fly during Golden Week.*

　　

* For those of you outside Japan, Golden week is the holiday period in Japan that usually lasts about one week. It starts around Green Day (April 29) and goes to Children's Day (May 5).　

　

Exercises （練習）

Choose the best tense.

1. I _______________ for some bicycle repairs last week.

A. paying an arm and a leg

B. pay an arm and a leg

C. paid an arm and a leg

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2. Sarah _______________ for different hairstyles in the past, so she is now careful about where she has her hair done.

A. paying an arm and a leg

B. has paid an arm and a leg

C. pay an arm and a leg