"coûter les yeux de la tête" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /ku.te le.z‿jø d(ə) la tɛt/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-coûter les yeux de la tête.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to cost (one's) eyes from (one's) head”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to cost (one's) eyes from (one's) head}} “to cost (one's) eyes from (one's) head”, {{lit|to cost (one's) eyes from (one's) head}} Literally, “to cost (one's) eyes from (one's) head” Head templates: {{fr-verb|coûter les yeux de la tête}} coûter les yeux de la tête
  1. (idiomatic) to cost an arm and a leg, to cost the earth: to cost too much, to be very expensive Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: coûter la peau des couilles, coûter la peau des fesses, coûter la peau du cul, coûter la peau du dos, coûter un bras, coûter une couille
    Sense id: en-coûter_les_yeux_de_la_tête-fr-verb-YNNvzHSJ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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