- give your right arm
- If you say "Id give my right arm for that", you mean that you want it a lot and would do almost anything to obtain it.I'd give my right arm to have an apartment on Central Park.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
give your right arm
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give your right arm — see ↑give, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑arm give your right arm see ↑give, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑right … Useful english dictionary
give your right arm for something do something — ˌgive your right ˈarm for sth/to do sth idiom (informal) used to say that sb is willing to give up a lot in order to have or do sth that they really want • I d have given my right arm to have been there with them. Main entry: ↑rightidiom … Useful english dictionary
give your right arm for to do something — ˌgive your right ˈarm for sth/to do sth idiom (informal) used to say that sb is willing to give up a lot in order to have or do sth that they really want • I d have given my right arm to have been there with them. Main entry: ↑rightidiom … Useful english dictionary
give your right arm (for something) — give your right arm ( for something/to do something/) informal phrase to be willing to do anything in order to get or achieve something At that moment she would have given her right arm to not be in that room. Thesaurus: to want somethingsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
give your right arm (to do something) — give your right arm ( for something/to do something/) informal phrase to be willing to do anything in order to get or achieve something At that moment she would have given her right arm to not be in that room. Thesaurus: to want somethingsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
arm — 1 noun (C) 1 BODY one of the two long parts of your body between your shoulders and your hands: Mom put her arms around me to comfort me. | Pat appeared carrying a large box under his arm. | a broken arm | with arms folded/crossed (=with your… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
right — right1 [ raıt ] adverb *** ▸ 1 exactly ▸ 2 immediately ▸ 3 correctly/accurately ▸ 4 toward the right ▸ 5 all the way ▸ 6 completely ▸ 7 as would be normal ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) exactly: Their office is right in the middle of town. The keys were right… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
right — I UK [raɪt] / US adverb *** 1) exactly Their office is right in the middle of town. The keys were right here a minute ago. Am I late? No, you re right on time. right behind/in front of: Don t worry – I m right behind you. 2) immediately I knew… … English dictionary
arm — arm1 W1S1 [a:m US a:rm] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body)¦ 2¦(weapons)¦ 3¦(furniture)¦ 4¦(clothing)¦ 5 be up in arms 6 with open arms 7 somebody would give their right arm to do something 8 hold something at arm s length 9 keep/hold s … Dictionary of contemporary English
give — give1 W1S1 [gıv] v past tense gave [geıv] past participle given [ˈgıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(present or money)¦ 2¦(put something in somebody s hand)¦ 3¦(let somebody do something)¦ 4¦(tell somebody something)¦ 5¦(make a movement/do an action)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
