“Highway Robbery” - So expensive that it feels like being held up by a masked bandit on the road to your wallet. This expression vividly shifts the literal shock of having a pistol brandished at you on a lonely highway to the figurative daylight robbery some establishments dare to practice. You don’t need a mask and a horse to handle such modern banditry; sometimes, all you need is a menu and a candle-lit table.
Similar Expressions:
- An arm and a leg: Costing so much you’d willingly trade body parts.
- Prices through the roof: Prices that have surpassed sky-high and now hover in stratosphere.
- Exorbitant: So steep, you might just need mountaineering gear to approach the bill.
- Daylight robbery: You can practically hear the “ka-ching” as you hand over your hard-earned cash.
Proverb: “Before making a purchase, check both the price tag and your sanity.” – Ancient Merchant Wisdom
Inspirational Thought: “Minds, like parachutes, work best when open—not only to ideas, but to avoid emptying your pockets!”
Literature, Books, Songs, Poetry, and Movies:
- Book: “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens – While not highway robbery per se, it’s rife with financial mishaps and expectations robbed!
- Song: “The Taxman” by The Beatles – Feel the sting of highway robbery disguised as taxation.
- Movie: “Ocean’s Eleven” – A modern take on high-stakes robbery, though at least they plan it with style.
- Poem: “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes – Beautifully lays the groundwork for all talk of highway robbery, if only for love-related pursuits.
- TV Show: “Money Heist” – A literal take on the process of the high-octane heist.
Quiz Time
Farewell Thought:
“Travel the byways of life with wit and wisdom in your cart, skirting the toll booths of ignorance – the real highway robbery.”
Author: Penny D. Proverbist
Date: 2023-10-02
