习语可以是一个词或短语，要理解习语的意思不能脱离其文化背景。习语一词的含义甚广，其蕴含的意义往往不能从词或词组的字面意思推测而得。习语在所有语言中都很常见。英语习语是日常英语的重要组成部分。在英语的书面语和口语中，存在海量的习语。
儒琴今日习语（Idiom of the Day）
a pretty penny
英语解释：A large amount of money；a considerable profit; a high price or a high income.
中文解释：一大笔钱;可观的利润;高价格或高收入。
原文举例：
The world’s first circular skyscraper is Aldar Headquarters.
Aptly home of and named for Abu Dhabi’s largest real estate development firm, this standing nickel structure constructed of diagonal grids of steel is better known as the “coin building,” and cost a pretty penny — nearly $1 billion to build.
Sitting on Abu Dhabi’s mainland between Sheikh Zayed Highway (the road that connects Abu Dhabi to Dubai) and the waters leading to the emirate’s outer islands, visitors can’t access the building from land.
The best way to capture a close-up Instagram-friendly view is with one of the local boat tour companies such as Captain Tony’s, which offer tours that include waterside views of this architecturally astounding standing disc.
Christine Hinz, CNN • Updated 14th November 2019
阿尔达尔总部是世界上第一座圆形摩天大楼。
阿布扎比最大的房地产开发公司就坐落在这里，并以它的名字命名。这座由对角线网格钢结构的直立镍结构建筑，更广为人知的名字是“硬币大厦”，造价相当昂贵——近10亿美元。
这座建筑坐落在阿布扎比的大陆上，位于谢赫·扎耶德高速公路(连接阿布扎比和迪拜的公路)和通往该酋长国外岛的水域之间。
要想近距离拍摄照片，最好的方式是与当地的船游公司合作，比如托尼船长船游公司（Captain Tony’s），他们提供的游包括这个建筑上令人惊叹的站立圆盘的水景。
