be ten (or two) a penny

be ten (or two) a penny
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    Hostile takeovers do not happen here, because of our culture; they are against our way of doing business... people in Wall Street and the city of London still told visitors that hostile bids were taboo. Now they are two a penny - or rather they were until 0. Soon enough, they will be again (The Economist)

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  • two a penny — ˌtwo/ˌten a ˈpenny idiom (BrE) (NAmE a ˌdime a ˈdozen) very common and therefore not valuable • Teachers of history are ten a penny. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • two a penny — ► two (or ten) a penny plentiful and thus of little value. Main Entry: ↑penny …   English terms dictionary

  • be two a penny — be ten/two a penny British & Australian to be very common. TV cookery shows seem to be ten a penny these days …   New idioms dictionary

  • penny — ► NOUN (pl. pennies (for separate coins); pence (for a sum of money)) 1) a British bronze coin worth one hundredth of a pound. 2) a former British coin worth one twelfth of a shilling and 240th of a pound. 3) N. Amer. informal a one cent coin. ●… …   English terms dictionary

  • ten a penny — (UK) If something is ten a penny, it is very common. ( Two a penny is also used.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • be two a penny — I be two (or ten) a penny chiefly Brit. be plentiful or easily obtained and consequently of little value II see penny …   Useful english dictionary

  • penny — [[t]pe̱ni[/t]] ♦♦♦ pennies, pence (The form pence is used for the plural of meaning 1.) 1) N COUNT In Britain, a penny is one hundredth of a pound, or a coin worth this amount of money. Cider also goes up by a penny a pint while sparkling wine… …   English dictionary

  • ten a penny — (UK)    If something is ten a penny, it is very common. ( Two a penny is also used.)   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • ten a penny — british informal phrase very common and therefore not worth a lot False friends are ten a penny. Thesaurus: ordinary and normalsynonym Main entry: penny * * * ten a penny see ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness — Developer(s) Hothead Games Designer(s) …   Wikipedia

  • Penny McLean — Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Singles Lady Bump DE: 1 11.08.1975 34 Wo …   Deutsch Wikipedia


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