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that ain't hay

that ain't hay phrase: that is worth a lot of money.

Phrase

that ain't hay

  1. (colloquial) That is worth a lot of money.
    • It is estimated that his income from extra-curricular duties (including book royalties) at least tripled the pay he received from the AMA ($24,000 per year). That, as the man says, ain't hay.1956, Harry M. Hoxsey, You Don't Have to Die, page 122

Questions about that ain't hay

What does that ain't hay mean?
That ain't hay means that is worth a lot of money.
What part of speech is that ain't hay?
That ain't hay is a phrase.

Words near that ain't hay in the dictionary

  1. thass
  2. thassit
  3. Thassos
  4. that
  5. that accounts for the milk in the coconut
  6. that ain't hay
  7. that ain't it
  8. that and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee
  9. that and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee
  10. that and a nickel will get you on the subway
  11. that and a token will get you on the subway

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