Rate this phrase:2.0 / 1 vote

penny in the fusebox

An improvised repair made with no regard for safety.
449 Views
“

The fix I made was just a penny in a fusebox; we need to revisit it and fix the problem for real.

Collection   Edit    

Submitted on July 07, 2010

Translation

Find a translation for the penny in the fusebox phrase in other languages:

بيني في fusebox

sigorta kutusundaki kuruş

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Nearby phrases

Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to penny in the fusebox

worth every pennyin for a penny, in for a pounda penny saved is a penny earnedthe bad penny always turns upclean as a new pennypenny blackspend a pennyPenny – Wise and Pound – Foolishalways late and a penny shortpenny for your thoughtsa bad penny always turns upcost a pretty pennythe bad penny always comes backmake an honest penny

How to pronounce this phrase?

Discuss this penny in the fusebox phrase with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this penny in the fusebox definition to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "penny in the fusebox." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 16 Apr. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/phrase/penny-in-the-fusebox_14136>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a phrases master?

    »
    Don't let the red _________ fool you.
    A mackerel
    B herring
    C piranha
    D tuna

    Browse Phrases.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ