Mary's dress is real silk. It must have cost a pretty penny.
•Taking care of a fancy car like that can cost a pretty penny, let me tell you.
•It cost an arm and a leg, so I didn't buy it.
•A house that size with an ocean view must cost the earth!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
cost a pretty penny — old fashioned phrase to cost a lot of money Thesaurus: to cost a lot of moneysynonym Main entry: pretty … Useful english dictionary
cost a pretty penny — cost a lot of money, had a high price Elvis bought a new pink Cadillac. I bet that 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
cost a pretty penny — If something costs a pretty penny, it costs a lot of money. Steve s new car must have cost a pretty penny! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cost a pretty penny — cost (someone) a pretty penny to be very expensive. That diamond ring must have cost him a pretty penny … New idioms dictionary
cost a pretty penny — verb To be expensive. It costs a pretty penny See Also: pretty penny … Wiktionary
cost a pretty penny — old fashioned to cost a lot of money … English dictionary
cost a pretty penny — was quite expensive … English contemporary dictionary
pretty penny — See cost a pretty penny … English idioms
cost someone a pretty penny — cost (someone) a pretty penny to be very expensive. That diamond ring must have cost him a pretty penny … New idioms dictionary
it cost a pretty penny — it was quite expensive, it cost quite a lot … English contemporary dictionary
