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1
Q

Fig. a great deal of money
I would like to buy a nice watch, but I don’t want to pay a ** for it.
It’s a lovely house. I bet it cost a ***.

A

*king’s ransom

(To pay an amount as large as one might have to pay to get back a king held for ransom.

2
Q

a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop)

A

pub crawl

3
Q

Fig. to cause someone to be interested in something and to be eager to have, know, learn, etc.

if an experience *** for something, it makes them want more of it

A

whet someone’s appetite

4
Q

A strap, especially a short rope whose ends are spliced together to make a ring.A flexible strip of leather or canvas used for sharpening a razor.

A

strop