- be two (or ten) a penny
- be two (or ten) a pennychiefly Brit.be plentiful and thus of little value.→ penny
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be two (or ten) a penny
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ten a penny — ► two (or ten) a penny plentiful and thus of little value. Main Entry: ↑penny … English terms dictionary
ten a penny — british informal phrase very common and therefore not worth a lot False friends are ten a penny. Thesaurus: ordinary and normalsynonym Main entry: penny * * * ten a penny see ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ten a penny — (UK) If something is ten a penny, it is very common. ( Two a penny is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
ten a penny — (UK) If something is ten a penny, it is very common. ( Two a penny is also used.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
two/ten a penny — (informal) NUMEROUS, abundant, thick on the ground, plentiful; in large numbers, by the yard; very common, ubiquitous; N. Amer. informal a dime a dozen. → penny … Useful english dictionary
penny — ► NOUN (pl. pennies (for separate coins); pence (for a sum of money)) 1) a British bronze coin worth one hundredth of a pound. 2) a former British coin worth one twelfth of a shilling and 240th of a pound. 3) N. Amer. informal a one cent coin. ●… … English terms dictionary
be ten a penny — be ten/two a penny British & Australian to be very common. TV cookery shows seem to be ten a penny these days … New idioms dictionary
two a penny — ► two (or ten) a penny plentiful and thus of little value. Main Entry: ↑penny … English terms dictionary
Penny — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Penny (homonymie). Un Penny du Ghana de 1958 Sur les autres projets Wikimedia … Wikipédia en Français
penny — noun (plural for separate coins pennies, for a sum of money pence) 1》 (abbrev.: p.) a British bronze coin and monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a pound. ↘(abbrev.: d.) a former British coin and monetary unit equal to one twelfth of a… … English new terms dictionary
