Worth a Pretty Penny

What it means

Expensive, or valuable enough that selling it would be worth considering.

Where it comes from

Pretty here means considerable, the same use as a pretty sum or a pretty mess. It has nothing to do with how the coin looks, which is just as well for most coins.

The puzzle it came from

Worth a Pretty Penny was the answer to the Phrasicle of December 19, 2025. The clue read ____ a ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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