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pretty penny

pretty penny {n. phr.}

A large amount of money.

Their new house is so big and modern that we're sure it must have cost them a pretty penny.

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[tidy sum] {n. phr.} A large amount of money. * /The Smith's big new home cost them a tidy sum./ Compare: [PRETTY PENNY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[turn an honest penny] {v. phr.} To realize a good profit. * /Tom turned an honest penny in the soybean trading business./ Compare: [PRETTY PENNY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[pinch pennies] {v. phr.}, {informal} Not spend a penny more than necessary; be very saving or thrifty. * /When Tom and Mary were saving money to buy a house, they […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[sitting pretty] {adj.}, {slang} To be in a lucky position. * /The new library is sitting pretty because a wealthy woman gave it $10,000 worth of reference books./ * /Mr. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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