英译汉常见错误 | cost an arm and a leg

[例句] He cost an arm and a leg during his hospitalization.
[误译] 他住院期间花钱治好了一条臂和一条腿。
[原意] 他住院期间花去了大笔钱。
[说明] cost an arm and a leg意为“花去大笔钱”。