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

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a bad penny always turns upA person or thing which is unpleasant, dishonorable, or unwanted tends to appear (or reappear), especially at inopportune times.Rate it:

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a penny saved is a penny earnedA maxim for thrift that says that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantimeRate it:

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a penny saved is a penny gaineda penny saved is a penny earnedRate it:

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always late and a penny shortSomeone who is late with a birthday or anniversary wishRate it:

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autant vaut bien battu que mal battuAs well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb; In for a penny, in for a pound. Rate it:

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bad pennyA person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one which repeatedly appears at inopportune times.Rate it:

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bad pennyA counterfeit or damaged penny.Rate it:

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blazing starAny of various plants including:Chamaelirium luteum of the lily family.Aletris farinosa, also called colicroot and star grass.Mentzelia laevicaulisRate it:

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blazing starAletris farinosa, also called colicroot and star grass.Rate it:

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c'est une économie de bouts de chandelleThat is penny-wise and pound-foolish; That is spoiling the ship for a ha’porth (halfpennyworth) of tar; That is a cheese-paring policy.Rate it:

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cela vaut mille francs comme un souIt is worth £40 if it is worth a penny.Rate it:

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clean as a new pennyExtremely clean.Rate it:

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cost a pretty pennyTo be expensive.Rate it:

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de perdidos al ríoin for a penny, in for a pound; there is nothing to loseRate it:

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don't be penny wise and pound foolishDon't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.Rate it:

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escape fireA fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.Rate it:

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faire danser l'anse (or, le manche) du panierTo make dishonest profits on marketing (of servants); To gain a market-penny.Rate it:

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grass onTo betray by informing on.Rate it:

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grass rootsThe essential foundation or source of something.Rate it:

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grass rootsPeople and society at the local level rather than at the national centre of political activity.Rate it:

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grass skirtpolynesian garmentRate it:

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grass snakereptileRate it:

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grass topsPeople in a position of power or influence at a local level.Rate it:

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grass tops(idiomatic) Of, related to, or involving local influential figures.Rate it:

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grass topsplural form of grass topRate it:

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grass upTo betray by informing on.Rate it:

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grass widowA mother out of wedlock.Rate it:

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grass widowA married woman whose husband is away.Rate it:

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grass widowA divorcée..Rate it:

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grass widowerA married man whose wife is away.Rate it:

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grass widowerA divorcé..Rate it:

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green as grassLush greenRate it:

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hear the grass growTo have an extremely sensitive sense of hearing.Rate it:

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hear the grass growTo be very aware or discerning; to pay attention to every small detail.Rate it:

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hear the grass growTo hear very well due to being in an exceptionally quiet environment.Rate it:

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if there's grass on the pitch, play ballOnce someone has grown pubic hair or started puberty, they are sexually accessible.Rate it:

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il est économe de bouts de chandelleHe is penny wise and pound foolish.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de petites économiesA penny saved is a penny earned; Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.Rate it:

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il y a quelque anguille sous rocheThere is a snake in the grass; I can smell a rat.Rate it:

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in for a dime, in for a dollarAmericanised form of in for a penny, in for a pound.1983, Allen Drury, Decision, p. 356:In for a dime, in for a dollar, he thought crazily, and said what he had to say in a voice he forced to stay level and calm.1998, Ellen Miller, Like Being Killed, p. 47:In for a dime, in for a dollar. I whispered to Gerry, Rate it:

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in for a penny, in for a poundExpressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must Rate it:

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inform onTo snitch on; to grass on; to squeal to the police about; to tell on someone; to act as an informant against.Rate it:

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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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let the grass grow under one's feetTo be idle; to fail to make progress.Rate it:

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

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make hayTo cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed.Rate it:

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marsh grassA genus (Spartina) of coarse grasses growing in marshes.Rate it:

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marsh grassUsed other than as an idiom: see marsh, grass.Rate it:

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