a pretty penny

a pretty penny
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изрядная сумма, кругленькая сумма; см. тж. cost a pretty penny

I forgot - Mr. Timothy's in consols; we shan't get more than two per cent with this income tax. To be on the safe side, say eight millions. Still, that's a pretty penny. (J. Galsworthy, ‘To Let’, part III, ch. XI) — Я забыл, мистер Тимоти поместил все в консоли; учитывая подоходный налог, мы должны считать не более двух процентов. Скажем, для верности - восемь миллионов. Тоже немалые денежки!

I've got plenty... My Rosie will have a pretty penny to her name. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Three Loves’, book II, ch. 28) — Я человек не бедный... Моей дочке Рози достанется кругленький капиталец.

‘The Duke has put me at the head of the citizens commissioned to see to the provisioning of the troops.’ ‘You must be making a pretty penny out of it,’ said Machiavelli dryly. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and Now’, ch. X) — - Герцог поставил меня во главе гражданской комиссии, ведающей провиантским снабжением войск. - Должно быть, нагрели руки на этом, - сказал сухо Макиавелли.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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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

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  • 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

  • a pretty penny — (informal) A LOT OF MONEY, millions, billions, a king s ransom; informal a (small) fortune, lots/pots/heaps of money, a mint, a killing, a bundle, a packet, a tidy sum, big money, telephone numbers, an arm and a leg; Brit. informal a bomb,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • a pretty penny — If something costs a pretty penny, it is very expensive …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • (a) pretty penny — a pretty ˈpenny idiom (old fashioned) a lot of money • I bet that cost you a pretty penny. Main entry: ↑prettyidiom …   Useful english dictionary


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