Sign of the Day for Saturday, November 15, 2025

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Featured Idiom: The featured idiom is COST AN ARM AND A LEG. You can see a list of more idioms signed in our Idioms Word List available for Signing Savvy members.

COST AN ARM AND A LEG

What is being signed (English Meaning)

COST AN ARM AND A LEG

Sign Type
  • ASL
Sign Description

Non-dominant hand in closed 5 Handshape, palm up, arm held horizontally. Dominant hand in Flat O Handshape, palm upward. The dominant hand hits the palm of the non-dominant hand, then pulls up emphatically and flicks over to the dominant side into an open 5 Handshape, palm downward.

Memory Aid

Think of something that requires a lot of money in your hand.

This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)
Example of Usage
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English Sentence

There is no way I'm buying that bag. It costs an arm and a leg!

ASL Gloss

THAT BAG NO I NOT BUY COST AN ARM AND A LEG.

Sign Variations for this Word
Word Classification
  • Idiom
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