| 单词 | a tidy penny |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa tidy penny c. Considerable (in amount or degree); ‘pretty big’. a tidy penny = ‘a pretty penny’ (pretty adj. 4). (colloquial.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > considerable in amount or degree goodeOE fairOE goodlyc1275 largea1375 no littlea1413 substantial1413 unleast?1440 prettya1475 reasonablea1500 substantious1545 substantive1575 sensible1581 pretty and ——1596 goody1597 greatish1611 considerable1651 sonsy1721 respectable1736 smart1750 quite a little ——1763 gey1796 smartish1799 canny1805 serious1810 right smart1825 dunnamuch1831 snug1833 tidy1839 bonnyish1855 largish1872 a nice little ——1891 significant1898 healthy1901 beaucoup1917 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxxii. 307 You came along at a tidy pace. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 352/1 If it is just after quarter-day, she generally gets a tidy tip. 1854 Househ. Words IX. 69/1 I have a tidy penny in the funds. 1881 R. D. Blackmore Christowell (1882) ii A horse who had been to Exeter and back with a tidy load. 1893 I. Burton Life R. F. Burton II. 252 A very large garden..wherein one could take a very tidy walk. 1903 M. G. Gerard Leaves from Diaries ix. 324 They do swear a tidy bit. < as lemmas |
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