Idiom: a king’s ransom
Meaning
Idiom: a king’s ransom
- a large amount of money
Example sentences
— It would take a king’s ransom to purchase a mansion like that.
— Don’t laugh—she makes a king’s ransom selling clothing for dogs.
— I got rid of my beach house. It cost a king's ransom for upkeep.
— I'd give a king's ransom to date a Victoria Secret's model.
— He made a king's ransom as a CEO but he died of a heart attack at age 52.
— Having a sports car will cost you a king's ransom to maintain and insure.
— It costs a king's ransom for court side seats at the LA Lakers games.
— Going to an Ivy League college costs a king's ransom so you better major in business or engineering.
— I love your Louis Vuitton bag. It must have cost you a king's ransom.
Synonyms
- a pot of gold
- a tidy sum
- a pretty penny
- a princely sum
- a windfall
- a small fortune
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