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Today's Idiom = "I'd Give My Right Arm For That"

I'd Give My Right Arm For That ( I really want that ... )

"i'd give my right arm for that"

When you want that thing so much that you would pay a lot to get it, you "would give your right arm" for it. Example: "I would give my right arm for a car like that." Another example: "How much do you want that job?" Reply: "I would give my right arm for it."

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