A small fortune

A small fortune
шутл. Целое состояние. Кругленькая сумма

Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary. 2014.

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  • small fortune — noun a large sum of money (Freq. 1) he made a small fortune in the commodities market • Hypernyms: ↑large indefinite quantity, ↑large indefinite amount * * * ˌsmall ˈfortune [small fortune] …   Useful english dictionary

  • small fortune — n. a rather sizeable amount of money. □ This set of wheels cost me a mall fortune. □ I’ve got a small fortune tied up in test equipment …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • (a) small fortune — a small fortune informal phrase a lot of money We paid a small fortune for this holiday. Thesaurus: large amounts of moneysynonym Main entry: fortune …   Useful english dictionary

  • a small fortune — ► a small fortune informal a large amount of money. Main Entry: ↑fortune …   English terms dictionary

  • a small fortune — (informal) Quite a large amount of money • • • Main Entry: ↑fortune * * * informal a large amount of money …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) small fortune — a lot of money. Her hair ought to look good she spends a small fortune on it …   New idioms dictionary

  • a small fortune — informal a lot of money We paid a small fortune for this holiday …   English dictionary

  • small fortune — considerable sum of money, a lot of money …   English contemporary dictionary

  • small fortune —  A considerable sum of money …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • fortune — for‧tune [ˈfɔːtʆn ǁ ˈfɔːr ] noun [countable] 1. a very large amount of money: • Working on the Stock Exchange, he made a fortune in just a few years. • It would cost a fortune to treat all the waste. • Producers pay stars as much as $5,000 per… …   Financial and business terms

  • fortune — ► NOUN 1) chance as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs. 2) luck, especially good luck. 3) (fortunes) the success or failure of a person or enterprise. 4) a large amount of money or assets. ● fortune favours the brave Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary


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