cost a pretty penny
стоить много денег, "влететь в копеечку"
Last year we did up all the rooms in the house and it cost us a pretty penny.
Другие идиомы:
- penny-wise and pound foolish
- penny saved is a penny earned
- penny for one's thoughts
- cut (someone) off without a penny
- pennies from heaven
- pinch pennies
- above par
- almighty dollar
- as phony as a three-dollar bill
- as sound as a dollar
- at a premium
- at all costs
- balance the books/accounts
- below par
- bet one's bottom dollar