YOU SAID:
That lion right der cost me an arm and a leg
INTO JAPANESE
そのライオンは私に腕と脚を負わせた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The lion bore me arm and leg
INTO JAPANESE
ライオンが私の腕と脚を負った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The lion owed my arms and legs
INTO JAPANESE
ライオンは私の腕と脚を負っていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The lion owed my arms and legs
You've done this before, haven't you.