a bad penny always turns up
a bad penny always turns up
proverb A person with no value always returns. I'm sure we haven't seen the last of your conniving cousin—a bad penny always turns up, after all.
See also: always, bad, penny, turn, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
bad penny always turns up
Prov. A worthless person always comes back to the place he or she started out. Jill: I just found out that Tom left town after we fought last Saturday. What if I never see him again? Jane: Don't worry. A bad penny always turns up.
See also: always, bad, penny, turn, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- bad penny always turns up
- first step is always the hardest
- the first step is always the hardest
- as always
- twa
- it was ever so
- it was ever thus
- thus
- you can't always get what you want
- grass is always greener on the other side, the