Phrases related to: precious

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bad money drives out good	Debased coinage (with low levels of precious metals) replaces purer coinage (with higher levels of precious metals).(metaphorically) Mediocre talent drives away real talent.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
been to the rodeo	N.d., Alan Neff, Precious Tribes, Vicious Lies, page 72.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
couvercle digne du chaudron	The lid matches the caldron; They are a precious pair; Arcades ambo.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
dans le siècle où nous sommes, on ne donne rien pour rien	At the present day people give nothing for nothing, and precious little for sixpence.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
mother lode	A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
s'il n'est pas un fripon, il ne s'en faut guère	If he is not a rascal, he is precious near it.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)