arm and a leg »
A relatively high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price.
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beam up »
To be teleported over a long distance by means of a specific imaginary technology, specifically from the surface of a planet to an orbiting starship.
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black »
Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and colourless.
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daylight robbery »
An exorbitant charge for a product or service.
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forbidden fruit »
Illicit pleasure; something that one should not take or get involved with, such as an another person's spouse.
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forbidden fruit »
The fruit forbidden to Adam.
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forbidden fruit is the sweetest »
Forbidden things have more worthwhile short-term consequences.
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get away with »
To do something which is prohibited, forbidden or generally not allowed, and not be punished for the action.
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get into trouble »
To perform an action which is illegal, prohibited, forbidden or proscribed and to become subject to punishment for such action.
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get the bacon bad »
To be morbidly obese.
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god forbid »
Don't let it be.
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have had it up to here »
To have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.
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highway robbery »
Said of excessive or exorbitant prices.
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legal duty »
A duty prescribed by the law, to act or forbear from acting.
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on the uptake »
In understanding or in the ability to absorb new information; especially in the phrases "quick on the uptake" and "slow on the uptake".
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pay through the nose »
To pay a high price, especially an exorbitant or excessive amount, either in money or in some other manner.
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price out of the market »
To charge an exorbitant price for a service or product so that no one will purchase it.
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rip off »
To charge an exorbitant or unfair rate.
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robber baron »
In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.
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scissorbill »
And railroad term for someone who refused to join the union or who openly colluded with management to thwart the union.
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scissorbill »
Someone considered contemptible or foolish.
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scissorbill »
The black skimmer bird native to the Atlantic states, USA.
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sick puppy »
In a morbid or gruesome way.
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soak up »
Absorb.
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stew in one's juices »
To be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions.
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suck up »
To absorb fluid.
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take in »
To absorb or comprehend.
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