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• pretty penny — pretty penny, Informal. a large sum of money: »Highways, already costing states a pretty penny, are going to eat into state treasuries at a faster pace (Wall Street Journal) …   Useful english dictionary

• Pretty Penny — Infobox Single Name = Interstate Love Song Artist = Stone Temple Pilots from Album = Purple B side = Released = 1995 Format = Promo single Recorded = 1994 Genre = Alternative rock Length = 3:42 Label = Atlantic Producer = Brendan O Brien Writer …   Wikipedia

• pretty penny — n. a sizeable amount of money. □ I imagine that your jacket cost you a pretty penny. □ This watch cost me a pretty penny, and I intend to take care of it …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• 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./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• 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./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• pretty penny — noun A considerable amount of money; a high price or a high income. We shall have our branch line our shares are up, sir and we buy your three fields along the Brawl, and put a pretty penny into your pocket, Mr. Pendennis …   Wiktionary

• 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

• pretty penny — See cost a pretty penny …   English idioms

• cost a pretty penny — • to cost a pretty penny • to spend a pretty penny (from Idioms in Speech) to cost (spend) a large amount of money It cost him a pretty penny, that spree. (K. Prichard) They were genuine cowhide and all that crop and they cost quite a pretty… …   Idioms and examples

• spend a pretty penny — • to cost a pretty penny • to spend a pretty penny (from Idioms in Speech) to cost (spend) a large amount of money It cost him a pretty penny, that spree. (K. Prichard) They were genuine cowhide and all that crop and they cost quite a pretty… …   Idioms and examples

• cost a pretty penny — verb To be expensive. It costs a pretty penny See Also: pretty penny …   Wiktionary