[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./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

pinch pennies

[pinch pennies] {v. phr.}, {informal} Not spend a penny more than necessary; be very saving or thrifty. * /When Tom and Mary were saving money to buy a house, they […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

penny pincher

[penny pincher], [penny pinching] See: [PINCH PENNIES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

penny for one's thoughts

[penny for one's thoughts] Please tell me what you are thinking about; what's your daydream. * /"A penny for your thoughts!" he exclaimed./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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