The Smith family had to pay a kings ransom for the freedom of their seven-year-old son, Tommy.
The realtors exacted a king's ransom for that choice lot on the comer.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
king's ransom — If something costs or is worth a king s ransom, it costs or is worth a lot of money … The small dictionary of idiomes
king's ransom — {n. phr.} 1. An excessively large sum of money extorted by kidnappers to let someone go free. * /The Smith family had to pay a kings ransom for the freedom of their seven year old son, Tommy./ 2. An exorbitant fee one is forced to pay. * /The… … Dictionary of American idioms
king's ransom — {n. phr.} 1. An excessively large sum of money extorted by kidnappers to let someone go free. * /The Smith family had to pay a kings ransom for the freedom of their seven year old son, Tommy./ 2. An exorbitant fee one is forced to pay. * /The… … Dictionary of American idioms
King's Ransom — Infobox Film name = King s Ransom image size = 200px caption= The movie poster for King s Ransom director = Jeffrey W. Byrd producer = Darryl Taja David Brewington Jeremy Barber Luke Ryan Matt Moore Mike Drake Toby Emmerich writer = Wayne Conley… … Wikipedia
king's ransom — noun a very large treasure • Hypernyms: ↑treasure, ↑hoarded wealth * * * noun : a very large sum of money a rare book sometimes sells for a king s ransom R.D.Altick * * * an extremely large amount of money: The painting was sold for a king s… … Useful english dictionary
king's ransom — an extremely large amount of money: The painting was sold for a king s ransom. * * * … Universalium
king's ransom — king s′ ran′som n. an extremely large amount of money … From formal English to slang
king's ransom — noun Date: circa 1590 a very large sum of money … New Collegiate Dictionary
king's ransom — noun A large sum of money. Syn: fortune … Wiktionary
King's ransom — large amount of money … Dictionary of Australian slang
