Flashcard 7 - Listening Flashcard Set for the TOEFL Test

The term “an arm and a leg” is used to describe anything that is considered to be extremely expensive.

If a person thinks the cost of something is unreasonably high, they might use this common idiom to describe the price. Since Becky’s roommate is leaving, it is most likely going to cause her to pay a lot more in rent. She is using the term to describe how expensive it will be.