having one is better than seeing many When searching for a better job, remember A bird in the hand... .
a picture is worth a thousand words
a picture is easier to understand than a report or essay Instead of more talk, I'll draw thousand words a diagram. A picture is worth a thousand words.
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
prevent a problem so you don't have to solve it, a stitch in time... Forest fires deserve an ounce of prevention: public education in campfire safety.
bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
one shouldn
for all one is worth
as hard as one can I will try for all I am worth to help you get the job at the supermarket.
not worth a plugged nickel
worthless, good for nothing In 1930, stocks weren't worth a plugged nickel - nothing!
picture is worth a thousand words
(See a picture is worth a thousand words)
play it for all it's worth
get the most out of it, dramatize it, ham it up When Uncle Saul tells a story, he plays it for all it's worth.
two cents worth
something one wants to say, opinion He is always talking and I never have a chance to put in my two cents worth.
two-cents' worth
opinion, comment Want to hear my two-cents' worth? Want my opinion?
worth one
being a good worker, worth what one is paid He has only been working here for a month but over and over he has proved that he is woorth his salt.
cringeworthy
likely to promote embarrassment or apprehension
worth one's salt
capable;talented 有能力的;有才干的 The work he did really showed that he was worth his salt.他所做的工作的确表明他是位很能干的
worthy of
deserving 值得;配得上 He is worthy of our trust and expectation.他没有辜负我们的信任和期望。
worthy of the name
Idiom(s): worthy of the name
Theme: GOOD
deserving to be so called; good enough to enjoy a specific name. • There was not an actor worthy of the name in that play. • Any art critic worthy of the name would know that painting to be a fake.
worth one's while
Idiom(s): worth one's while
Theme: BENEFIT
worth one's time and trouble. • The job pays so badly it's not worth your while even going for an interview. • It's not worth Mary's while going all that way just for a one-hour meeting.
worth its weight in gold
Idiom(s): worth its weight in gold
Theme: VALUE
very valuable. • This book is worth its weight in gold. • Oh, Bill. You're wonderful. You're worth your weight in gold.
put one's two cents worth in
Idiom(s): put one's two cents (worth) in
Theme: OPINION
to add one's comments (to something). (Informal.) • Can I put in my two cents worth? • Sure, go ahead—put your two cents in.
not worth a hill of beans
Idiom(s): not worth a hill of beans AND not worth a plugged nickel
Theme: WORTHLESSNESS
worthless. (Folksy.) • Your advice isn't worth a hill of beans. • This old cow isn't worth a plugged nickel.
not worth a dime
Idiom(s): not worth a dime AND not worth a red cent
Theme: WORTHLESSNESS
worthless. (Informal.) • This land is all swampy. It's not worth a dime. • This pen I bought isn't worth a dime. It has no ink. • It's not worth a red cent.
make it worth one's while
Idiom(s): make it worth one's while
Theme: VALUE
to make something profitable enough for someone to do. • If you deliver this parcel for me, I'll make it worth your while. • The boss said he'd make it worth our while if we worked late.
get one's money's worth
Idiom(s): get one's money's worth
Theme: VALUE
to get everything that has been paid for; to get the best quality for the money paid. • Weigh that package of meat before you buy it. Be sure you're getting your money's worth. • I didn't get my money's worth with my new camera, so I took it back. • I will stay here and watch the movie over and over until I get my money's worth.
for all it's worth
Idiom(s): for all it's worth AND for what(ever) it's worth
Theme: VALUE
if it has any value. • My idea—for all it's worth—is to offer them only $300. • Here is my thinking, for whatever it's worth. • Ask her to give us her opinion, for what it's worth.
not worth a red cent
Idiom(s): not worth a dime AND not worth a red cent
Theme: WORTHLESSNESS
worthless. (Informal.) • This land is all swampy. It's not worth a dime. • This pen I bought isn't worth a dime. It has no ink. • It's not worth a red cent.
for whatever it's worth
Idiom(s): for all it's worth AND for what(ever) it's worth
Theme: VALUE
if it has any value. • My idea—for all it's worth—is to offer them only $300. • Here is my thinking, for whatever it's worth. • Ask her to give us her opinion, for what it's worth.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or cure the disease later.
A bird in hand is worth two in a bush.
It's better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by searching for something better.
One today is worth two tomorrow.
What you have today is better than what is promised or hoped for.
Blood is worth bottling
(AU) If an Australian says to you "Your blood is worth bottling", he/she is complimenting or praising you for doing something or being someone very special.
Cake's not worth the candle
If someone says that the cake's not worth the candle, they mean that the result will not be worth the effort put in to achieve it.
Not worth a tinker's dam
This means that something is worthless and dates back to when someone would travel around the countryside repairing things such as a kitchen pot with a hole in it. He was called a 'tinker'. His dam was used to stop the flow of soldering material being used to close the hole. Of course his 'trade' is passé, thus his dam is worth nothing.
Spoil the ship for a ha'pworth of tar
(UK) If someone spoils the ship for a ha'pworth (halfpenny's worth) of tar, they spoil something completely by trying to make a small economy.
Worth a shot
If something is worth a shot, it is worth trying as there is some chance of success.
Worth your salt
Someone who is worth their salt deserves respect.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush|bird|b
Something we have, or can easily get, is more valuable than something we want that we may not be able to get; we shouldn't risk losing something sure by trying to get something that is not sure. A proverb. Johnny has a job as a paperboy, but he wants a job in a gas station. His father says that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
for all one is worth|for|worth
With all of your strength; as hard as you can. Roger ran for all he was worth to catch the bus.
game is not worth the candle|candle|game|not worth
literary What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. I don't want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle.
one's money's worth|money|one|worth
n. phr. A fair return on one's money spent or invested. I wouldn't say that the trip was a great bargain, but I feel that we got our money's worth.
two cents|cents|two|two cents worth|worth
n.informal 1. Something not important or very small; almost nothing. Paul was so angry that he said for two cents he would quit the team.When John saw that the girl he was scolding was lame, he felt like two cents. 2. or two cents worth Something you want to say; opinion. Used with a possessive. The boys were talking about baseball, and Harry put in his two cents worth, even though he didn't know much about baseball.If we want your two cents, we'll ask for it.
worth a cent|cent|worth
adj. phr. Worth anything; of any value. Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences. The book was old and it was not worth a cent.
worth a tinker's dam|dam|tinker's dam|worth
adj. phr., informal Not worth anything; valueless. As a bricklayer he was not worth a tinker's damn.I am not familiar with the subject so my opinion would not be worth a tinker's dam.
worth one's salt|salt|worth
adj. phr. Being a good worker, or a productive person; worth what you cost. Mr. Brown showed that he was worth his salt as a salesman when he got the highest sales record for the year. Often used with "not" or "hardly". When the basketball team did so poorly, people felt that the coach was hardly worth his salt. Compare: PAY ONE'S WAY2.
game is not worth the candle, the The returns from an activity or enterprise do not warrant the time, money or effort required. For example, The office he is running for is so unimportant that the game's not worth the candle. This expression, which began as a translation of a term used by the French essayist Michel de Montaigne in 1580, alludes to gambling by candlelight, which involved the expense of illumination. If the winnings were not sufficient, they did not warrant the expense. Used figuratively, it was a proverb within a century.
not worth a damn
not worth a damn Also, not worth a plugged nickel or red cent or bean or hill of beans or fig or straw or tinker's damn. Worthless, as in That car isn't worth a damn, or My new tennis racket is not worth a plugged nickel. As for the nouns here, a damn or curse is clearly of no great value (also see not give a damn); a plugged nickel in the 1800s referred to a debased five-cent coin; a cent denotes the smallest American coin, which was red when made of pure copper (1800s); a bean has been considered trivial or worthless since the late 1300s (Chaucer so used it), whereas hill of beans alludes to a planting method whereby four or five beans are put in a mound (and still are worthless); and both fig and straw have been items of no worth since about 1400. A tinker's dam, first recorded in 1877, was a wall of dough raised around a spot where a metal pipe is being repaired so as to hold solder in place until it hardens, whereupon the dam is discarded. However, tinker's damn was first recorded in 1839 and probably was merely an intensification of “not worth a damn,” rather than having anything to do with the dam.
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, an It is easier to forestall a disaster than to deal with it. For example, The new law makes all children under twelve wear bicycle helmets—an ounce of prevention. This ancient proverb is first recorded in Latin in Henry de Bracton's De Legibus (c. 1240) and has been repeated ever since, often in shortened form.
picture is worth a thousand words, one
picture is worth a thousand words, one A graphic illustration conveys a stronger message than words, as in The book jacket is a big selling point—one picture is worth a thousand words. This saying was invented by an advertising executive, Fred R. Barnard. To promote his agency's ads he took out an ad in Printer's Ink in 1921 with the headline “One Look Is Worth a Thousand Words” and attributed it to an ancient Japanese philosopher. Six years later he changed it to “Chinese Proverb: One Picture Is Worth Ten Thousand Words,” illustrated with some Chinese characters. The attribution in both was invented; Barnard simply believed an Asian origin would give it more credibility.
worth one's weight in gold
worth one's weight in gold Also, worth its weight in gold. Very valuable, as in John's been extremely helpful; he's worth his weight in gold, or That tractor's been worth its weight in gold. This metaphoric term dates from Roman times and appeared in English by the early 1300s.
A bird in duke is account two in a bush.
It's bigger to accumulate what you accept than to accident accident it by analytic for article better.
a bird in the duke is account two in the bush
having one is bigger than seeing abounding Aback analytic for a bigger job, bethink A bird in the hand... .
a bird in the duke is account two in the bush|bird|b
Something we have, or can calmly get, is added admired than article we appetite that we may not be able to get; we shouldn't accident accident article abiding by aggravating to get article that is not sure. A proverb. Johnny has a job as a paperboy, but he wants a job in a gas station. His ancestor says that a bird in the duke is account two in the bush.
a account is account a thousand words
a account is easier to accept than a address or article Instead of added talk, I'll draw thousand words a diagram. A account is account a thousand words.
an ounce of blockage is account a batter of cure
prevent a botheration so you don't accept to break it, a stitch in time... Forest fires deserve an ounce of prevention: accessible apprenticeship in bivouac safety.
An ounce of blockage is account a batter of cure.
It is easier to anticipate article from accident than to adjustment the accident or cure the ache later.
bird in the duke is account two in the bush
one shouldn
Blood is account bottling
(AU) If an Australian says to you "Your claret is account bottling", he/she is complimenting or praising you for accomplishing article or actuality addition actual special.
Cake's not account the candle
If addition says that the cake's not account the candle, they beggarly that the aftereffect will not be account the accomplishment put in to accomplish it.
cringeworthy
likely to advance embarrassment or apprehension
for all it's worth
Idiom(s): for all it's account AND for what(ever) it's worth
Theme: VALUE
if it has any value. • My idea—for all it's worth—is to action them alone $300. • Actuality is my thinking, for whatever it's worth. • Ask her to accord us her opinion, for what it's worth.
for all one is worth
as adamantine as one can I will try for all I am account to admonition you get the job at the supermarket.
for all one is worth|for|worth
With all of your strength; as adamantine as you can. Roger ran for all he was account to bolt the bus.
Idiom(s): for all it's account AND for what(ever) it's worth
Theme: VALUE
if it has any value. • My idea—for all it's worth—is to action them alone $300. • Actuality is my thinking, for whatever it's worth. • Ask her to accord us her opinion, for what it's worth.
game is not account the candle, the
game is not account the candle, the The allotment from an action or action do not accreditation the time, money or accomplishment required. For example, The appointment he is active for is so unimportant that the game's not account the candle. This expression, which began as a adaptation of a appellation acclimated by the French columnist Michel de Montaigne in 1580, alludes to bank by candlelight, which complex the amount of illumination. If the accomplishment were not sufficient, they did not accreditation the expense. Acclimated figuratively, it was a adage aural a century.
game is not account the candle|candle|game|not worth
literary What is actuality done is not account the agitation or cost; the accretion is not account the effort. I don't appetite to airing so far on such a hot day. The bold is not account the candle.
get one's money's worth
Idiom(s): get one's money's worth
Theme: VALUE
to get aggregate that has been paid for; to get the best affection for the money paid. • Weigh that amalgamation of meat afore you buy it. Be abiding you're accepting your money's worth. • I didn't get my money's account with my new camera, so I took it back. • I will break actuality and watch the cine over and over until I get my money's worth.
make it account one's while
Idiom(s): make it account one's while
Theme: VALUE
to accomplish article assisting abundant for addition to do. • If you bear this bindle for me, I'll accomplish it account your while. • The bang-up said he'd accomplish it account our while if we formed late.
not account a damn
not account a damn Also, not account a acquainted nickel or red cent or bean or acropolis of beans or fig or harbinger or tinker's damn. Worthless, as in That car isn't account a damn, or My new tennis agitation is not account a acquainted nickel. As for the nouns here, a damn or anathema is acutely of no abundant amount (also see not accord a damn); a plugged nickel in the 1800s referred to a abashed five-cent coin; a cent denotes the aboriginal American coin, which was red aback fabricated of authentic chestnut (1800s); a bean has been advised atomic or abandoned aback the backward 1300s (Chaucer so acclimated it), admitting hill of beans alludes to a burying adjustment whereby four or bristles beans are put in a bank (and still are worthless); and both fig and straw accept been items of no account aback about 1400. A tinker's dam, aboriginal recorded in 1877, was a bank of chef aloft about a atom area a metal aqueduct is actuality repaired so as to authority adhesive in abode until it hardens, whereupon the dam is discarded. However, tinker's damn was aboriginal recorded in 1839 and apparently was alone an accession of “not account a damn,” rather than accepting annihilation to do with the dam.
not account a dime
Idiom(s): not account a dime AND not account a red cent
Theme: WORTHLESSNESS
worthless. (Informal.) • This acreage is all swampy. It's not account a dime. • This pen I bought isn't account a dime. It has no ink. • It's not account a red cent.
not account a acropolis of beans
Idiom(s): not account a acropolis of beans AND not account a acquainted nickel
Theme: WORTHLESSNESS
worthless. (Folksy.) • Your admonition isn't account a acropolis of beans. • This old cow isn't account a acquainted nickel.
not account a acquainted nickel
worthless, acceptable for annihilation In 1930, stocks weren't account a acquainted nickel - nothing!
not account a red cent
Idiom(s): not account a dime AND not account a red cent
Theme: WORTHLESSNESS
worthless. (Informal.) • This acreage is all swampy. It's not account a dime. • This pen I bought isn't account a dime. It has no ink. • It's not account a red cent.
Not account a tinker's dam
This agency that article is abandoned and dates aback to aback addition would biking about the countryside acclimation things such as a kitchen pot with a aperture in it. He was alleged a 'tinker'. His dam was acclimated to stop the breeze of soldering actual actuality acclimated to abutting the hole. Of advance his 'trade' is passé, appropriately his dam is account nothing.
What you accept today is bigger than what is promised or hoped for.
one's money's worth|money|one|worth
n. phr. A fair acknowledgment on one's money spent or invested. I wouldn't say that the cruise was a abundant bargain, but I feel that we got our money's worth.
ounce of blockage is account a batter of cure, an
ounce of blockage is account a batter of cure, an It is easier to apprehend a adversity than to accord with it. For example, The new law makes all accouchement beneath twelve abrasion bike helmets—an ounce of prevention. This age-old adage is aboriginal recorded in Latin in Henry de Bracton's De Legibus (c. 1240) and has been again anytime since, generally in beneath form.
picture is account a thousand words
(See a account is account a thousand words)
picture is account a thousand words, one
picture is account a thousand words, one A clear analogy conveys a stronger bulletin than words, as in The book anorak is a big affairs point—one account is account a thousand words. This adage was invented by an announcement executive, Fred R. Barnard. To advance his agency's ads he took out an ad in Printer's Ink in 1921 with the banderole “One Look Is Account a Thousand Words” and attributed it to an age-old Japanese philosopher. Six years after he afflicted it to “Chinese Proverb: One Account Is Account Ten Thousand Words,” illustrated with some Chinese characters. The allegation in both was invented; Barnard artlessly believed an Asian agent would accord it added credibility.
play it for all it's worth
get the best out of it, dramatize it, ham it up Aback Uncle Saul tells a story, he plays it for all it's worth.
put one's two cents account in
Idiom(s): put one's two cents (worth) in
Theme: OPINION
to add one's comments (to something). (Informal.) • Can I put in my two cents worth? • Sure, go ahead—put your two cents in.
Spoil the address for a ha'pworth of tar
(UK) If addition boodle the address for a ha'pworth (halfpenny's worth) of tar, they blemish article absolutely by aggravating to accomplish a baby economy.
two cents worth
something one wants to say, assessment He is consistently talking and I never accept a adventitious to put in my two cents worth.
two cents|cents|two|two cents worth|worth
n.informal 1. Article not important or actual small; about nothing. Paul was so affronted that he said for two cents he would abdicate the team.When John saw that the babe he was blame was lame, he acquainted like two cents. 2. or two cents worth Article you appetite to say; opinion. Acclimated with a possessive. The boys were talking about baseball, and Harry put in his two cents worth, alike admitting he didn't apperceive abundant about baseball.If we appetite your two cents, we'll ask for it.
two-cents' worth
opinion, animadversion Appetite to apprehend my two-cents' worth? Appetite my opinion?
worth a cent|cent|worth
adj. phr. Account anything; of any value. Acclimated in negative, interrogative, and codicillary sentences. The book was old and it was not account a cent.
Worth a shot
If article is account a shot, it is account aggravating as there is some adventitious of success.
worth a tinker's dam|dam|tinker's dam|worth
adj. phr., informal Not account anything; valueless. As a bricklayer he was not account a tinker's damn.I am not accustomed with the accountable so my assessment would not be account a tinker's dam.
worth its weight in gold
Idiom(s): worth its weight in gold
Theme: VALUE
very valuable. • This book is account its weight in gold. • Oh, Bill. You're wonderful. You're account your weight in gold.
worth one
being a acceptable worker, account what one is paid He has alone been alive actuality for a ages but over and over he has accepted that he is woorth his salt.
worth one's salt
capable;talented 有能力的;有才干的 The assignment he did absolutely showed that he was account his salt.他所做的工作的确表明他是位很能干的
worth one's salt|salt|worth
adj. phr. Actuality a acceptable worker, or a advantageous person; account what you cost. Mr. Brown showed that he was account his alkali as a salesman aback he got the accomplished sales almanac for the year. Generally acclimated with "not" or "hardly". When the basketball aggregation did so poorly, bodies acquainted that the drillmaster was hardly account his salt. Compare: PAY ONE'S WAY2.
worth one's weight in gold
worth one's weight in gold Also, worth its weight in gold. Actual valuable, as in John's been acutely helpful; he's account his weight in gold, or That tractor's been account its weight in gold. This allegorical appellation dates from Roman times and appeared in English by the aboriginal 1300s.
worth one's while
Idiom(s): worth one's while
Theme: BENEFIT
worth one's time and trouble. • The job pays so abominably it's not account your while alike activity for an interview. • It's not account Mary's while activity all that way aloof for a one-hour meeting.
Worth your salt
Someone who is account their alkali deserves respect.
worthy of
deserving 值得;配得上 He is aces of our assurance and expectation.他没有辜负我们的信任和期望。
worthy of the name
Idiom(s): worthy of the name
Theme: GOOD
deserving to be so called; acceptable abundant to adore a specific name. • There was not an amateur aces of the name in that play. • Any art analyzer aces of the name would apperceive that painting to be a fake.
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