pretty penny, a

a pretty penny

A large amount of money. A fancy car like that costs a pretty penny, so I definitely can't afford it! Wow, Alex must have paid a pretty penny for a house in a gated community.

pretty penny, a

A considerable sum of money, as in That fur coat must have cost a pretty penny. [Early 1700s]

词组	pretty penny, a
释义	pretty penny, a a pretty penny A large amount of money. A fancy car like that costs a pretty penny, so I definitely can't afford it! Wow, Alex must have paid a pretty penny for a house in a gated community. See also: penny, pretty Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. pretty penny, a A considerable sum of money, as in That fur coat must have cost a pretty penny. [Early 1700s] See also: pretty The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: a pretty penny pretty penny cost a pretty penny cost an arm and a leg/a pretty penny, to pretty pretty much pretty much/well in a pretty pickle pretty is as pretty does pifted
随便看	be patience, honesty, simplicity, etc. itself be penny-wise and dollar-foolish be penny-wise and pound-foolish be picked out of a hat be pie-eyed be pipped at the post be pipped to the post be pissed off be pissing in(to) the wind be plain sailing be played like a fiddle be playing with fire be plugged in be plugged into (something) be PO'd be poles apart be poles/worlds apart be pot luck be potty about (something) be preaching to the converted be prepared be pressed for money be pressed for space be pressed for time be pressed/pushed for money, space, time, etc.