a penny for your thoughts

penny for your thoughts

A phrase said when one is trying to find out what another person is thinking. You've been awfully quiet tonight, honey—a penny for your thoughts?

See also: penny, thought

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a penny for your thoughts

People say a penny for your thoughts when they want to know what someone is thinking. `A penny for your thoughts,' Marina said with a smile.

See also: penny, thought

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

a penny for your thoughts

used to ask someone what they are thinking about. informal

See also: penny, thought

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

a ˌpenny for your ˈthoughts

(also a ˈpenny for them) (saying) used to ask somebody what they are thinking about: A penny for your thoughts, Hugh! You haven’t said anything all evening!

See also: penny, thought

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

penny for your thoughts, a

What are you thinking about? This expression was actually first stated early in the sixteenth century and was included in John Heywood’s 1546 proverb collection. A penny no longer is worth much, but the expression, much repeated over the years, survives nevertheless.

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释义	a penny for your thoughts penny for your thoughts A phrase said when one is trying to find out what another person is thinking. You've been awfully quiet tonight, honey—a penny for your thoughts? See also: penny, thought Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a penny for your thoughts People say a penny for your thoughts when they want to know what someone is thinking. `A penny for your thoughts,' Marina said with a smile. See also: penny, thought Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. a penny for your thoughts used to ask someone what they are thinking about. informal See also: penny, thought Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary a ˌpenny for your ˈthoughts (also a ˈpenny for them) (saying) used to ask somebody what they are thinking about: A penny for your thoughts, Hugh! You haven’t said anything all evening! See also: penny, thought Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary penny for your thoughts, a What are you thinking about? This expression was actually first stated early in the sixteenth century and was included in John Heywood’s 1546 proverb collection. A penny no longer is worth much, but the expression, much repeated over the years, survives nevertheless. See also: penny The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: penny for your thoughts penny for your thoughts, a don't "(something)" me thanks awfully move in with move in with (someone or something) good night honey cart as one door closes, another (one) opens as one door closes, another opens References in periodicals archive PHRASES like "a penny for your thoughts" and "I feel like a million dollars" are likely to vanish as online banking and currencies like bitcoins take over, according to research. Bitcoin for thoughts A penny for your thoughts sounds woefully ignorant of present-day realities in light of price rises and inflation. Ringing the changes
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