- tidy\ sum
- n. phr.A large amount of money.
The Smith's big new home cost them a tidy sum.
Compare: pretty penny
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
tidy\ sum
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tidy sum — {n. phr.} A large amount of money. * /The Smith s big new home cost them a tidy sum./ Compare: PRETTY PENNY … Dictionary of American idioms
tidy sum — {n. phr.} A large amount of money. * /The Smith s big new home cost them a tidy sum./ Compare: PRETTY PENNY … Dictionary of American idioms
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tidy sum — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal. A large sum of money: fortune, mint. Informal: bundle, pretty penny, wad. Slang: pile. See RICH … English dictionary for students
tidy sum — noun (often followed by of ) a large number or amount or extent a batch of letters a deal of trouble a lot of money he made a mint on the stock market see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos it must have cost plenty a slew of… … Useful english dictionary
a princely/tidy sum — ► a large amount of money: »She sold her story to the tabloids for a princely sum. »We have made a tidy sum on our investments. Main Entry: ↑sum … Financial and business terms
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tidy — [tī′dē] adj. tidier, tidiest [ME tidi, seasonable, honest, hence in good condition < tide: see TIDE1] 1. neat in personal appearance, ways, etc.; orderly 2. neat in arrangement; in order; trim 3. Informal a) fairly good; satisfactory … English World dictionary
tidy — ti|dy1 [ˈtaıdi] adj comparative tidier superlative tidiest especially BrE [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: tidy at an appropriate time (13 18 centuries), from tide] 1.) a room, house, desk etc that is tidy is neatly arranged with everything in the right … Dictionary of contemporary English
tidy — 1 adjective especially BrE 1 a room, house, desk etc that is tidy is neatly arranged with everything in the right place: neat and tidy: Ellen s room always looks neat and tidy. 2 someone who is tidy keeps their house, clothes etc neat and clean:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
