What does “Costare un occhio della testa” mean?
Costare un occhio della testa
Word for word
To cost an eye out of your head
What it really means
To be extremely expensive. Used for anything whose price feels outrageous, from rent to dinner.
How we say it in English
To cost an arm and a leg
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Non avere peli sulla lingua
Not to mince your words
Avere la testa fra le nuvole
To have your head in the clouds
Fare orecchie da mercante
To turn a deaf ear
Rimanere a bocca asciutta
To be left empty-handed — or left high and dry
Ficcare il naso negli affari degli altri
To poke your nose into other people's business
In bocca al lupo
Break a leg — and, like "break a leg", you never answer with "thank you"