penny - thesaurus entry

phrases

• every penny

  all of an amount of money

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  Unspecified amounts of money: amount, appropriation, bailout, bankroll, blood money, bond, bounty, budget, carry-over, cash flow... more

• in for a penny, in for a pound

  informal
  used for saying that you intend to finish doing something that you have started, or intend to do it thoroughly

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  Expressions used to talk about determination and stubbornness: where there’s a will, there’s a way, I/we etc will not rest until..., there’s no stopping someone, if it kills you, if it’s the last thing I do, won’t take no for an answer, wild horses couldn’t..., in for a penny, in for a pound, and damn the consequences/expense etc, ...or bust... more

• not have a penny to your name

  to have no money

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  To not have enough or any money: be poorly off, be broke, not have a penny to your name, be well/badly off, feel the pinch, not have a bean, be on your uppers, be hurting, be on your beam-ends... more

• not have two pennies to rub together

  British informal
  to have no money, or very little money

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  To not have enough or any money: be poorly off, be broke, not have a penny to your name, be well/badly off, feel the pinch, not have a bean, be on your uppers, be hurting, be on your beam-ends... more

• a penny

  used in negative statements to mean no money at all

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  Nothing, none and no one: nothing, none, no one, solitary, zilch, not a single, not one, not a living soul, no, nobody... more

• the penny drops

  British informal
  used when someone finally realizes or understands something

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  Ways of saying that you know, understand or agree: of course, OK, all right, fair enough, I know, if you like, I see, I know what you mean, I see/take your point, I don’t blame you/him/her/them... more

• a penny for your thoughts

  spoken
  used for asking someone what they are thinking about

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  Ways of asking questions and making requests: anyway, what has/will become of, do with, what’s got into someone?, where has something/someone got to?, what (has) happened to something, how, innit, just, keep... more

• penny wise, pound foolish

  not willing to spend small amounts of money, but likely to spend large amounts in a stupid way

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  Careful with money: thrifty, economical, frugal, careful, mean, tight, miserly, stingy, parsimonious, close... more

• ten a penny

  British informal
  very common and therefore not worth a lot

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  Ordinary and normal: normal, ordinary, standard, routine, commonplace, mundane, unremarkable, unexceptional, nondescript, run-of-the-mill... more

• to the penny

  calculated exactly

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  Exact and accurate: exact, accurate, perfect, precise, strict, correct, specific, right, reliable, unerring... more

• turn up like a bad penny

  informal
  if someone who you do not like turns up like a bad penny, they always seem to appear in situations where you do not want them

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  To arrive in a place, or to enter a place: arrive, enter, reach, get in, come in, get, land, appear, draw in, put in/make an appearance... more

• your last penny

  all the money that you have left

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  Unspecified amounts of money: amount, appropriation, bailout, bankroll, blood money, bond, bounty, budget, carry-over, cash flow... more