What does the saying two a penny mean?
What does the saying two a penny mean?
Things that are said to be two a penny or ten a penny are not valuable or interesting because they are very common and easy to find. [British, informal]
What is the saying about a penny?
a bad penny A person with no value. Typically used in the proverb “A bad penny always turns up.” A: “I don’t think we’ll see Todd again now that he’s been disgraced at work.” B: “You never know—a bad penny always turns up.”
What does the phrase 10 a penny mean?
or ten a penny. used for describing things or people that are not especially valuable or interesting because there are a lot of them. The American expression is a dime a dozen. Gloomy economic forecasts are ten-a-penny in Europe. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary.
What does it mean to cost a pretty penny?
considerable sum of money
A considerable sum of money, as in That fur coat must have cost a pretty penny. [ Early 1700s]
What does knocked me for six mean?
Definition of hit/knock (someone) for six : to have an unpleasant and shocking effect on (someone) The news of the accident really hit me for six.
What is dime a dozen?
See synonyms for dime a dozen on Thesaurus.com. So plentiful as to be valueless. For example, Don’t bother to buy one of these—they’re a dime a dozen.
Where did the phrase spend a penny come from?
Spend a penny means to go to the toilet, especially a public toilet. One usually is said to be going to spend a penny. The expression is derived from the fact that public toilets were installed in the United Kingdom in the mid-1800s that required a penny to be unlocked.
What is the idiom be in hot water?
If you are in hot water, you are in trouble. The company has already been in hot water over high prices this year.
What does it mean to come out of your shell?
to become less shy, and more talkative and friendly. She used to be very timid and shy but I think she’s come out of her shell.
What is the meaning of bowled over?
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected. she was bowled over to learn that she had a long-lost sister.
What does I’m floored mean?
to surprise or confuse someone so much that they are unable to think what to say or do next: I didn’t know what to say – I was completely floored.
