give one's left nut

English

Etymology

The loss of a testicle would be a high price to pay for something.

Pronunciation

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Verb

give one's left nut (third-person singular simple present gives one's left nut, present participle giving one's left nut, simple past and past participle gave one's left nut)

(idiomatic) Pay a very high price for something.
- 1997, Carolyn Wheat, Mean Streak, p. 18:
  Nick Lazarus would give his left nut to see me convicted and disbarred.
Synonyms: give an arm and a leg, give/pay a pretty penny, give one's eye-teeth, give one's right arm