词汇 | two-bit |
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, 1932two-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. |
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