know the price of everything and the value of nothing
know the price of everything and the value of nothing
To be so materialistic that one is unable to gauge or recognize something's true value. The phrase comes from Oscar Wilde. Did you see her Christmas list? Geez, teens today know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Yeah, Michael has lots of fancy things, but I suspect he knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
See also: and, everything, know, nothing, of, price, value
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- do without
- do without (someone or something)
- show (someone or something) up as (something)
- show up
- show up as
- take the shadow for the substance
- blow (up)on (someone or something)
- blow on
- blow on it
- proof of the pudding, the