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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