Arm
And Leg
Thanks
Mickie
Answer
:
In
George
Washington's
days, there were no cameras.
One's
image was
either
sculpted or painted.
Some
paintings of
George
Washington showed him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his
back while others showed both legs and both arms.
Prices
charged by
painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by
how many limbs were to be painted.
Arms and legs are 'limbs,' therefore painting them would cost the buyer
more.
Hence
the
expression,
'Okay, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg.'
(Artists
know hands
and
arms are more difficult to paint)
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