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ha'penny
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a penny saved is a penny earned
A maxim for thrift that says that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantime
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bad penny
A counterfeit or damaged penny.
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bad penny
A person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one which repeatedly appears at inopportune times.
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penny black
old stamp
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penny pincher
One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
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pretty penny
A considerable amount of money; a high price or a high income.
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spend a penny
To use the toilet.
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ten a penny
So common as to be practically worthless.
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two a penny
Very common; cheap.
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cost a pretty penny
To be expensive.
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worth every penny
Completely worthwhile.
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penny for your thoughts
Used to inquire into the thoughts and feelings of another, especially when the person appears pensive or conflicted.
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penny wise and pound foolish
Prudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful and profligate with large amounts.
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don't be penny wise and pound foolish
Don't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.
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in for a penny, in for a pound
Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must
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in for a dime, in for a dollar
Americanised form of in for a penny, in for a pound.1983, Allen Drury, Decision, p. 356:In for a dime, in for a dollar, he thought crazily, and said what he had to say in a voice he forced to stay level and calm.1998, Ellen Miller, Like Being Killed, p. 47:In for a dime, in for a dollar. I whispered to Gerry,
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two cents
A nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.
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