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pennies noun a substantial amount of money UK, 1999
idiompenniesnot have two pennies to rub together BrEBrEspoken used in order to emphasize that you have very little money:"I need to borrow £50". "Well, I can't help you - I haven't got two pennies to rub together."I don't know how you can spend all that money on a car when your daughter doesn't have two pennies to rub together.AmE = not have two cents to rub togetherlook after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves BrEBrE(also take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves)old-fashioned used in order to say that if you are careful to save small amounts of money, you will finally have a large amount:My grandmother was brought up during the war when food was scarce, and she always used to say, "Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves."pennies from heavenMoneyold-fashioned money that you do not expect to get:It wasn't exactly pennies from heaven, but Phil and Judy won enough money in the lottery to buy a new car.pinch penniesto be careful to spend as little money as possible:We just can't afford to have so many police officers on the streets while we're pinching pennies.I'll be glad when I don't have to pinch pennies anymore, and I can buy a car.penny-pincher: AmE Here's a penny-pincher's guide to the best Christmas videos.
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penny n. a police officer. (A play on copper. See the note at copper.) The penny over on the corner told the boys to get moving. - (one's) two pennies (worth)
- a bad penny
- a bad penny always turns up
- a penny for them
- a penny for your thoughts
- a penny saved is a penny earned
- a penny saved is a penny gained
- a pound to a penny
- a pretty penny
- bad penny
- bad penny always turns up
- bad penny, always turns up (comes back) like a
- be not short of a penny (or two)
- be penny-wise and pound-foolish
- be ten a penny
- be two a penny
- bet (someone) a pound to a penny
- bright as a button/new penny
- cost a pretty penny
- cost an arm and a leg/a pretty penny, to
- count (one's)/the pennies
- count the pennies
- cut (one) off without a penny
- cut off without a penny
- do not spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar
- earn an honest penny
- give (one's) two pennies (worth)
- I felt like a penny waiting for change
- in for a penny
- in for a penny, in for a pound
- lay (someone) a pound to a penny
- mean enough to steal a penny off a dead man's eyes
- not have a penny
- not have a penny to (one's) name
- not have a penny to bless (oneself) with
- not have a penny to bless yourself with
- not have a penny to your name
- not have two (something) to rub together
- not have two brain cells, pennies, etc. to rub together
- not have two pennies to rub together
- not have two to rub together
- pennies from heaven
- penny
- penny ante
- penny dreadful
- penny dropped, the
- penny for your thoughts
- penny for your thoughts, a
- penny pincher
- penny saved is a penny earned
- penny saved is a penny earned, a
- penny wise and pound foolish
- penny wise pound foolish
- penny-ante
- penny-ante game, a
- penny-pincher
- penny-wise and pound-foolish
- pinch pennies
- pinch pennies, to
- pound to a penny
- pretty penny
- pretty penny, a
- put in (one's) two pennies (worth)
- spend a penny
- spoil the ship for a ha'porth/ha'penny-worth of tar
- take care of the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves
- take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves
- ten a penny
- the penny drops
- turn an honest penny
- turn up
- turn up like a bad penny
- two a penny
- two/ten a penny
- wager (someone) a pound to a penny
- worth every penny
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