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a buck is a buck

a buck is a buck is the alternative form of a buck's a buck.

Meaning of a buck's a buck

Proverb

a buck's a buck

  1. (US) Every dollar of income counts toward one's financial well-being; money is a strong motivator, even in unpleasant situations.
    • “When you play for money,” said Mrs. Prudence Reynolds of Short Hills. N.J., “the temperament changes. A trophy is a trophy, but a buck's a buck.”1977, Steve Cady, “Warm Weather Is Most Upsetting Factor To Platform Tennis Players at Forest Hills”, in New York Times, retrieved 02 Oct 2017

Questions about a buck is a buck

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A buck is a buck is the alternative form of a buck's a buck.

Words near a buck is a buck in the dictionary

  1. a boon and a bane
  2. a boon or a bane
  3. a breed apart
  4. a bridge too far
  5. a broken clock is right twice a day
  6. a buck is a buck
  7. a buck is a buck is a buck
  8. a buck's a buck
  9. a burnt child dreads the fire
  10. a calorie is a calorie
  11. a calorie is a calorie is a calorie

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