queen's ransom

An exorbitantly large sum of money. A variant of the more common "king's ransom." I've always wanted to vacation in Hawaii, but the plane tickets cost a queen's ransom. We simply can't afford to pay the queen's ransom they are demanding!

See also: ransom

See also:

stick it on
stick on
so much so that
take the Michael (out of someone or something)
take the mike (out of someone or something)
cost the earth
cost/pay/charge the earth
juice racket
a force to reckon with
a watched kettle never boils

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