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la charité, s'il vous plaît!Please give me a penny!Rate it:

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le vin est tiré, il faut le boireYou have gone too far now to draw back; In for a penny, in for a pound.Rate it:

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life's not all skittles and beerSkittles and Beer refers to the carefree, indulgent bar life; skittles being a British pub game. Thus, life's not all skittles and beer means that not everything is about pleasure.Rate it:

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make an honest pennyTo make an honest living through hard work.Rate it:

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Mary Celestea British-flagged Nova Scotian brigantine that crossed the Atlantic Ocean, gone through the Straits of Gibraltar, and into the Mediterranean Sea under full sail, without a crew or any occupants.Rate it:

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NFBSKInitialism of not for British schoolkids : general euphemism to replace an expletive, similar to hellRate it:

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nummi adulterinibad money; base coin.Rate it:

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on the toss of a coinLeaving it to pure chance; relying upon a flippant metric.Rate it:

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Other Side of the CoinOpposite aspect, opposite view of matterRate it:

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penny blackold stampRate it:

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penny for themAlternative form of penny for your thoughtsRate it:

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penny for your thoughtsA way of asking what another person is thinking; a way of getting to know the mindset of othersRate it:

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penny for your thoughtsUsed to inquire into the thoughts and feelings of another, especially when the person appears pensive or conflicted.Rate it:

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penny in the fuseboxAn improvised repair made with no regard for safety.Rate it:

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penny pincherOne who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.Rate it:

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penny weddingA wedding at which the guests contribute payments to help cover the cost of the event and to benefit the newly-married couple.Rate it:

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penny wise and pound foolishPrudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful with large amounts.Rate it:

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play old harryBlenkiron and I have been moving in the best circles as skilled American engineers who are going to play Old Harry with the British on the Tigris. — John Buchan, "Greenmantle", 1916..Rate it:

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pre-warDescribing the period before the outbreak of World War II in 1939.Rate it:

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pre-warDescribing the most recent or significant war in a culture's history.Rate it:

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pre-warDescribing the period before a war.Rate it:

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pretty pennyA considerable amount of money; a high price or a high income.Rate it:

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punto decimalEl símbolo '.' utilizado para separar la parte entera de la parte fraccional o decimal en la representación de un número.Rate it:

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qui épargne gagneA penny saved is a penny earned.Rate it:

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qui terre a, guerre aMuch coin, much care; Much land, many lawsuits.Rate it:

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spend a pennyTo use the toilet.Rate it:

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stiff upper lipThe quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, associated with stereotypical British people.Rate it:

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ten a pennySo common as to be practically worthless.Rate it:

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the bad penny always comes backAlternative form of a bad penny always turns up.Rate it:

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the bad penny always turns upAlternative form of a bad penny always turns up.Rate it:

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the British are comingA statement of impending doom.Rate it:

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the British are comingA warning that enemies are about and a battle is about to begin.Rate it:

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the penny dropsUnderstanding is reached; one comprehends.Rate it:

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toss upTo make a decision based on chance, for example by flipping a coin or rolling a dice.Rate it:

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toss-upThe toss of a coin used to decide some issue.Rate it:

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tuppenceTwo pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency).Rate it:

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two a pennyVery common; cheap.Rate it:

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two centsA nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.Rate it:

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two ha'pennies for a pennyAny money whatsoever.Rate it:

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two sides of the same coinIndicates that two things are directly relatedRate it:

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widow's miteThe lepton coin.Rate it:

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worth every pennyCompletely worthwhile.Rate it:

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ye oldePseudo-archaic, pertaining to a historically inaccurate invocation of pre-modern times.Rate it:

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yo soy británicaI am British.Rate it:

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yo soy británicoI am British.Rate it:

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עץ או פליheads or tails, a coin tossRate it:

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