highway robbery
US /ˈhaɪ.weɪ ˈrɑː.bər.i/
UK /ˈhaɪ.weɪ ˈrɑː.bər.i/
1.
a situation in which someone is charged an unfairly high price for something
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Paying $10 for a bottle of water at the concert was highway robbery.
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The cost of that repair is highway robbery; I can get it done for half the price elsewhere.