- 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
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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 — ► two (or ten) a penny plentiful and thus of little value. Main Entry: ↑penny … English terms dictionary
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
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
be two (or ten) a penny — chiefly Brit. be plentiful and thus of little value. → penny … English new terms dictionary
two a penny — ˌtwo/ˌten a ˈpenny idiom (BrE) (NAmE a ˌdime a ˈdozen) very common and therefore not valuable • Teachers of history are ten a penny. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
two — [tu:] number [: Old English; Origin: twa] 1.) the number 2 ▪ I ll be away for almost two weeks. ▪ We have to be there by two (=two o clock) . ▪ His family moved to Australia when he was two (=two years old) . 2.) in twos in groups of two people… … Dictionary of contemporary English
penny — pen|ny S1 [ˈpeni] n [: Old English; Origin: penning, penig] 1.) a) plural pence abbreviation p a small unit of money in Britain. There are 100 pence in one pound ▪ The bus fare is 80 pence. ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
