To cost an arm and a leg in Spanish
To cost an arm and a leg in Spanish is costar un ojo de la cara (kohs-TAHR oon OH-hoh deh lah KAH-rah).
- Spanish
- costar un ojo de la cara
- Say it
- kohs-TAHR oon OH-hoh deh lah KAH-rah
- Note
- Informal: to be very expensive.
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- meter la patato put your foot in it · meh-TEHR lah PAH-tah
- estar en las nubesto daydream · ehs-TAHR ehn lahs NOO-behs
- echar una manoto lend a hand · eh-CHAHR OO-nah MAH-noh
- tirar la toallato throw in the towel · tee-RAHR lah toh-AH-yah
- ir al granoto get straight to the point · eer ahl GRAH-noh
- andarse por las ramasto beat around the bush · ahn-DAHR-seh por lahs RRAH-mahs
- tomar el peloto pull someone's leg · toh-MAHR el PEH-loh
Questions about costar un ojo de la cara
How do you say to cost an arm and a leg in Spanish?
To cost an arm and a leg in Spanish is costar un ojo de la cara. Informal: to be very expensive.
How do you pronounce costar un ojo de la cara?
Say it kohs-TAHR oon OH-hoh deh lah KAH-rah. The syllables in capitals are stressed: TAHR, OH and KAH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
What does costar un ojo de la cara mean in English?
In English, costar un ojo de la cara means to cost an arm and a leg.
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