Phrases related to: Pence

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il n'y a pas de petites économies	A penny saved is a penny earned; Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
old money	The monetary system used in the United Kingdom before decimalisation and consisting of pounds, shillings, and pence.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves	Alternative form of take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.	Rate it: (2.50 / 2 votes)
take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves	If you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999,	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
tuppence	Two pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency).	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)