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penny Theme: POLICE n. a police officer. (A play on copper.)The penny over on the corner told the boys to get moving.We better get going before the pennies get here.
penny Ⅰ 1. noun one dollar US, 1972.► the penny drops; the penny's dropped; the penny will drop in minute; did I hear a penny drop?used in marking the belated understanding of something, often of a delayed appreciation of humour. There are more variations on this theme than are shown here UK, 1951 2. verb to force pennies into the space between a door and the jam near the hinges, making it difficult or, if done correctly, impossible to open the door from the inside US, 1989 Ⅱ ⇨ penny a pound; penny noun the ground. Rhyming slang UK, 1932 Ⅲ ⇨ penny black; penny noun 1 the back. Rhyming slang, based on a famously rare stamp UK, 1992. 2 the floor. By extension from 'penny black' (the back) via the sense to be knocked on your back, thus onto the floor UK, 2002
idiompennycost a pretty pennyold-fashioned to cost a lot of money:These days, original Coke bottles cost a pretty penny. —see also cost the earthin for a penny, in for a poundspoken used in order to say that you have decided to do or obtain more than you originally planned, although you will need to take a bigger risk, or spend more energy or money trying to do it:She's asked for a payrise, but she thought, well, in for a penny, in for a pound, and decided to try for a promotion as well.We might as well have steak, if we're going to have beef - in for a penny, in for a pound.the penny drops BrEBrEused in order to say that someone has suddenly understood the situation that they are in, especially after not understanding it for some time:"You were joking all the time and I believed you," she said as the penny finally dropped.It can't be long before the penny drops, and John realizes his girlfriend is a professional 'hostess'.spend a penny BrEBrEold-fashioned used in order to say that you need to go to the toilet ◆ used especially when talking to children:Have you spent a penny, Jack? We're going to be driving for a long time.I'll be with you in a minute, I just have to spend a penny.NoteThis idiom comes from the time when you had to put a penny (=one-pence coin) in the door of a public toilet, to open it.turn up like a bad penny BrEBrEold-fashioned used in order to say that someone has come back to a place where they are not wanted:We hadn't seen Jake for months, but I was sure he would turn up someday, like a bad penny.NoteThis idiom comes from the idea that a false coin is likely to come back to you, if you give it to someone else.be two/ten a penny BrEBrEused in order to say that something is very common, especially if this makes it less valuable:Nursing homes are two a penny in Devon, a favoured retirement spot.In my day, if you were a millionaire, everyone respected you. Nowadays, they seem to be ten a penny.AmE = be a dime a dozen
penny n. a police officer. (A play on copper. See the note at copper.) The penny over on the corner told the boys to get moving. - (one's) two pennies (worth)
- a bad penny
- a bad penny always turns up
- a penny for them
- a penny for your thoughts
- a penny saved is a penny earned
- a penny saved is a penny gained
- a pound to a penny
- a pretty penny
- bad penny
- bad penny always turns up
- bad penny, always turns up (comes back) like a
- be not short of a penny (or two)
- be penny-wise and pound-foolish
- be ten a penny
- be two a penny
- bet (someone) a pound to a penny
- bright as a button/new penny
- cost a pretty penny
- cost an arm and a leg/a pretty penny, to
- count (one's)/the pennies
- count the pennies
- cut (one) off without a penny
- cut off without a penny
- do not spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar
- earn an honest penny
- give (one's) two pennies (worth)
- I felt like a penny waiting for change
- in for a penny
- in for a penny, in for a pound
- lay (someone) a pound to a penny
- mean enough to steal a penny off a dead man's eyes
- not have a penny
- not have a penny to (one's) name
- not have a penny to bless (oneself) with
- not have a penny to bless yourself with
- not have a penny to your name
- not have two (something) to rub together
- not have two brain cells, pennies, etc. to rub together
- not have two pennies to rub together
- not have two to rub together
- pennies from heaven
- penny
- penny ante
- penny dreadful
- penny dropped, the
- penny for your thoughts
- penny for your thoughts, a
- penny pincher
- penny saved is a penny earned
- penny saved is a penny earned, a
- penny wise and pound foolish
- penny wise pound foolish
- penny-ante
- penny-ante game, a
- penny-pincher
- penny-wise and pound-foolish
- pinch pennies
- pinch pennies, to
- pound to a penny
- pretty penny
- pretty penny, a
- put in (one's) two pennies (worth)
- spend a penny
- spoil the ship for a ha'porth/ha'penny-worth of tar
- take care of the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves
- take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves
- ten a penny
- the penny drops
- turn an honest penny
- turn up
- turn up like a bad penny
- two a penny
- two/ten a penny
- wager (someone) a pound to a penny
- worth every penny
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