| 词汇 | turn up like a bad penny |
| 释义 | Idiom turn up like a bad penny old-fashioned to arrive at a place or event where you are not wanted.She'll turn up again, like a bad penny, just you see. turn up like a bad pennyTo appear or return regularly, especially of a person or thing is unwelcome or objectionable. I'm sure we haven't seen the last of your conniving cousin—he always manages to turn up like a bad penny. turn up like a bad pennyBRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf someone or something turns up like a bad penny, they appear again when they are not welcome or wanted. Her husband was able to find her, to turn up again on her doorstep like a bad penny. Like a bad penny, the report has turned up again. Note: You often use this expression to indicate that the person or thing keeps appearing. turn up like a bad penny(of someone or something unwelcome) inevitably reappear or return.A bad penny is a counterfeit coin which circulates rapidly as people try to pass it on to someone else. turn up like a bad ˈpenny(informal) appear when you are not welcome or not wanted, especially when this happens regularly: He turns up like a bad penny every time there’s a chance of a free meal or a drink. |
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