worth a (small) fortune

1. Able to fetch a large amount of money if sold. I had no idea that those old, unopened toys were worth a small fortune today! Stan's property is worth a fortune—I'm not surprised he put it up for sale.

2. Very wealthy. A: "I'm sorry, did she just say she's sending a private jet for us?" B: "Oh yeah, haven't you heard? She sold that app she made and now she's worth a fortune!"

See also: fortune, worth

See also:

be not worth a bean
be not worth a hill of beans
not worth a hill of beans
not worth a hill of beans and not amount to a hill of beans; not ...
your blood's worth bottling
wooden
a wooden nickel
not worth a bean
not worth beans
be worth it

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