two ha'pennies for a penny

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any money whatsoever. UK,dated,idiomatic
    — I bet you he hasn't got two ha'pennies for a penny — they never have, these people.

词源

Suggesting that somebody has so little money that they could not even exchange somebody's penny for two halfpennies.
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