coûter les yeux de la tête

The French expression “coûter les yeux de la tête” translates literally to “cost the eyes of the head”.

Example sentence:

• Je veux acheter une nouvelle voiture mais ça coûte les yeux de la tête! I want to buy a new car but it costs and arm and a leg!
• Les vacances aux Maldives ! Ça coûte les yeux de la tête! Vacation in the Maldives? That would cost a fortune!

Synonymous expression:

• coûter la peau des fesses – Literally: to cost the skin of the behind (to cost and arm and a leg).

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