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not worth a brass farthing

not worth a brass farthing adjective: worth nothing or next to nothing.

Adjective

not worth a brass farthing

  1. (idiomatic) Worth nothing or next to nothing.
    • One's own private knowledge of a man's character is not worth a brass farthing as legal evidence.1915, Sax Rohmer, chapter 24, in The Yellow Claw
    • Democracy is not worth a brass farthing if it is being installed by bayonets.2005, Jeremy Page, "Russia is now ripe for freedom revolution, warns Solzhenitsyn," timesonline.com (UK), 7 Jun. (retrieved 29 Sep. 2008)

Synonyms of not worth a brass farthing

Questions about not worth a brass farthing

What does not worth a brass farthing mean?
Not worth a brass farthing means worth nothing or next to nothing.
What part of speech is not worth a brass farthing?
Not worth a brass farthing is an adjective.

Words near not worth a brass farthing in the dictionary

  1. not while pussy's a cat
  2. not win for losing
  3. not wise
  4. not with it
  5. not with the program
  6. not worth a brass farthing
  7. not worth a Continental
  8. not worth a cress
  9. not worth a curse
  10. not worth a dime
  11. not worth a plug nickel

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