| 释义 |
two-bit Theme: CHEAPNESS mod. cheap; small-time.Max is just a two-bit pusher. I want Mr. Big.I'm tired of your two-bit efforts to run this office.
Idiom two-bit American, informal of very little value or not important.The man was shot by a two-bit crook who nobody ever heard of. (always before noun)
two-bit adjective inconsequential; of no note. 'Two bits' represented a quarter of a dollar, a small sum; most younger speakers who use the term would not be familiar with its monetary roots US, 1932
two-bitInsignificant. "Two bits" is a term for 25 cents, based on an older division of a dollar into eight "bits." Oh, Frank's just a two-bit criminal—he never could have masterminded an elaborate scheme like this. two-bit mod. cheap; small-time. Max is just a two-bit pusher. I want Mr. Big. |