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Old 29-May-2007, 07:18
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Default Re: Arm and a leg

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Originally Posted by çakırpençe View Post
the same idiom is said like "Kol gibi girdi" in Turkish :)))
It is over slang (ı m not sure this expression is true or not)
because it is approximately a swearing
The word 'kol' in the Turkish slang "kol gibi girdi" has nothing to do with the word 'arm' in "costs an arm and a leg", though. :)
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