Phrase · 🧩 Idiomatic speech
Isso custou os olhos da cara.
That cost an arm and a leg.
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Why every word is where it is
Issopronounthatcustou1verbcostcustar · past · 3rd sing.os1determinertheo · masc. · pl. · definiteolhos1nouneyesolho · masc. · pl.da1prepositionof thede+a · fem. · sing. · definitecara1nounfacefem. · sing..
- custou → cara: idiom
- Isso → custou: subject–verb
Word for word: “That cost the eyes of the face.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1custar os olhos da cara = "cost an arm and a leg".