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a pound to a penny

a pound to a penny adverb: very likely; almost certainly.

Adverb

a pound to a penny (not comparable)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) Very likely; almost certainly.
    • "I'll lay you a pound to a penny that proud Miss Nelly marries John Ormandy in the end."c. 1872, Holme Lee (pseudonym of Harriet Parr), “Too Prudent by Half; or, Proud Nelly Kingsland”, in Country Stories, Old and New. In Prose and Verse, volume 1, Smith, Elder & Co., published 1872...
    • ...and where was out boy? ...Discharged early from the National Service in Cyprus! A pound to a penny he was home with Mum...2010, P. F Bonneton, The Seeds of Time, →ISBN, page 150

Synonyms of a pound to a penny

Questions about a pound to a penny

What does a pound to a penny mean?
A pound to a penny means very likely; almost certainly.
What part of speech is a pound to a penny?
A pound to a penny is an adverb.

Words near a pound to a penny in the dictionary

  1. A pluses
  2. A Pobra do Caramiñal
  3. A positive
  4. a posteriori
  5. a potiori
  6. a pound to a penny
  7. a pox on
  8. a pox on both your houses
  9. a priori
  10. a priorism
  11. a problem shared is a problem halved

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