| 词汇 | bad penny |
| 释义 | bad penny noun an unreliable or untrustworthy person; someone of little or no worth. A figurative sense from debased coinage; orginally 'bad ha'penny' before inflation UK, 1937a bad pennyA person with no value. Typically used in the proverb "A bad penny always turns up." A: "I don't think we'll see Todd again now that he's been disgraced at work." B: "You never know—a bad penny always turns up." bad pennya worthless person. Wally is a bad penny. Someday he'll end up in jail. My little brother is a real bad penny. Every time he shows up, he wants to borrow money. |
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