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cent

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TWO CENTS,

WORTH A CENT.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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worth a cent

[worth a cent] {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./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

red cent

[red cent] {n. phr.} The one-cent coin; a copper coin; very little money. * /Poor Oscar is so broke he doesn't have a red cent to his name./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

not worth a red cent

[not worth a red cent] See: [NOT WORTH A TINKER'S DAMN]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

worth

[worth] See: [BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH], [FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH], [GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE], [NOT WORTH A TINKER'S DAMN], [WORTH A […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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