coûter la peau des fesses

French

Etymology

Literally, “to cost the skin off [my] buttocks”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.te la po de fɛs/
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Verb

coûter la peau des fesses

  1. (informal) to be expensive, cost an arm and a leg
    Synonyms: coûter un pont; coûter un bras; (vulgar) coûter la peau du cul; coûter la peau du dos; coûter les yeux de la tête
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