Of a person, to be waiting idly or timewasting.
Etymology:
- From the mill towns of Lancashire, where fourpence was considered expensive for cheese and hence cheese for sale at that price would not be bought.
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Submitted on July 07, 2010
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مثل الجبن عند أربعة بنسات
kuin juusto neljällä pennillä
som ost vid fyrkant
像四便士的奶酪
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