Spanish idioms
What does “Costar un riñón” mean?
Costar un riñón
Word for word
To cost a kidney
What it really means
To be extremely expensive, to carry an absurd price. There is also «costar un ojo de la cara», but the kidney version sounds stronger.
How we say it in English
To cost an arm and a leg
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