"maksaa maltaita" meaning in Finnish

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Verb

Etymology: Literally "to cost malt(s)". Malted grains could once upon a time be used to pay taxes. Head templates: {{head|fi|verb|head=maksaa maltaita}} maksaa maltaita Inflection templates: {{fi-infl-vp-partitive|maltaita|pl=1}}
  1. (idiomatic) to cost an arm and a leg, to cost the earth (to be a huge expense) Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: maksaa mansikoita
    Sense id: en-maksaa_maltaita-fi-verb-K2f5ZWwn Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish links with redundant wikilinks

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  "etymology_text": "Literally \"to cost malt(s)\". Malted grains could once upon a time be used to pay taxes.",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The dumbness of the city management costs us the earth.",
          "text": "Kaupungin johdon tyhmyys maksaa meille maltaita.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to cost an arm and a leg, to cost the earth (to be a huge expense)"
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          "cost the earth",
          "cost the earth"
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        "(idiomatic) to cost an arm and a leg, to cost the earth (to be a huge expense)"
      ],
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        {
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      "tags": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "verb",
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      },
      "expansion": "maksaa maltaita",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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        "Finnish phrasal verbs",
        "Finnish terms with usage examples",
        "Finnish verbs"
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          "text": "Kaupungin johdon tyhmyys maksaa meille maltaita.",
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        "to cost an arm and a leg, to cost the earth (to be a huge expense)"
      ],
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          "an arm and a leg"
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    {
      "word": "maksaa mansikoita"
    }
  ],
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}

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