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How do you say “it costs an arm and a leg” in Danish?

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“det koster det hvide ud af øjnene”

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jeg var nødt til at knibe munden sammen

I had to bite my tongue

du er gået for langt

you have gone too far

hun er ikke den skarpeste kniv i skuffen

she isn't the sharpest tool in the box

så længe du ved hvad du gør

as long as you know what you're doing

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