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To say something costs a 'pretty penny' is to mean the item is expensive
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What does a pretty penny mean?
This is just an imaginative way of saying that something is expensive - it's not just worth a penny, the penny has to be pretty on top of it!
What does the idiomatic saying 'cost a pretty penny' mean?
It means to be expensive or to cost alot. For example: My dress cost a pretty penny.
What is meant by the phrase and idioms - pritty penni?
The words are spelled PRETTY PENNY. A pretty penny would be nice and shiny. For some reason, the phrase has come to mean something that is very costly, "worth a pretty penny."
When was Pretty Penny created?
Pretty Penny was created in 1995.
What actors and actresses appeared in Pretty Penny - 2001?
The cast of Pretty Penny - 2001 includes: Shane Luther as Chris Kestie Morassi as Penny
To cost a pretty penny?
The phrase means that something is very expensive. The origin comes from a gold penny that was minted in the 1200's that was worth 20 silver pennies. Because it was gold, it was a pretty penny, and if it cost a pretty penny, it was expensive indeed.
Can you convert r4 to r4i?
If you mean DS for DSi, it would probably reduce the cost but the DSi costs a pretty penny!
A bad one always turns up to save is to earn thoughts come cheap expensive ones are pretty what are you?
A penny... turns up like a bad penny.A penny saved is a penny earnedA penny for your thoughts.A penny's cheap for what you need, for what you don't, it's dear (expensive)That costs a pretty penny
What actors and actresses appeared in A Pretty Penny - 2008?
The cast of A Pretty Penny - 2008 includes: Max Cullen as Roy Firth Chris Haywood as Jack
What does the proverb a penny saved is a penny gained mean?
if you earn a penny and you save it
What are the release dates for We the People With Gloria Allred - 2011 Shipping Wars Pretty Car Pretty Penny 1-190?
We the People With Gloria Allred - 2011 Shipping Wars Pretty Car Pretty Penny 1-190 was released on: USA: 2012
How do you get jet plane?
buy one. although, they are a pretty penny.
