10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORTH ONE'S WEIGHT IN GOLD»
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worth one's weight in gold in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
worth one's weight in gold and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
Thus, “Paul's done a fine job so far; he's really worth his salt. worth one's weight
in gold Also, worth its weight in gold. Very valuable, as in Iohn's been extremely
helpful; he's worth his weight in gold, or That tractor's been worth its weight in
gold ...
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
W102 To be worth one's Weight in gold, etc. 1699 Chalkley/ourna/ 29: / was
worth my Weight in Gold. 1754 Adams Earliest Diary 52: Belles Lettres which are
worth their weight in gold, 1775 Adams- Warren Letters 1.93: Your . . . Letter ... is
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Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
1754: Connoisseur, No. 19, I once saw a grave citizen, worth a plum, order a
twopenny mess of broth. 1789: G. Parker, Life's Painter, 216, A London merchant
worth a plumb. 7. To be worth one's weight in gold, c.1500. Medwall, Nature, I.
936, ...
George Latimer Apperson, Martin H. Manser, Stephen J. Curtis, 2005
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
... evidence Last: unter der Last der Beweise zusammenbrechen to shift one's
weight from one foot to the other Fuß: von einem Fuß auf den ander(e)n treten to
be worth one's weight in gold Geld: mit Geld nicht zu bezahlen sein • Gold: mit
Gold ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
Cf^liil C Aj£±£ MS, □ AflfflgRI - *jlfcffi£ "salary" (lift) — 3s • ] worth one's weight in
gold #'«'/fi"ffl ! + wound to lick one's wounds M, LICK to rub salt into the wound \L
RUB wrap to take the wraps off i&sM (Wt&:) • lit] (When can you take the wraps ...
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The Sterling Book of Idioms
... confronted with an irate person. throw one's weight about/around behave in an
aggressive or arrogant way She was quite unpopular as she was always
throwing her weight around. worth one's weight in gold (of a person) exceedingly
useful ...
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French Exercises for Advanced Pupils: Containing the ...
to go without, to be going, to go, all wrong, to be going on (speaking), to be as
good as gold, to be worth one's weight in gold, to have one's pockets lined with
gold, to give (p. or th.) for lost, se passer de. aller de travers. être en train. . ( être
de ...
Idioms: carry weight; pull one's weight; throw one's weight around; worth one's
weight in gold. See fat person. well Access to your deepest resources of life—
therefore personal transcendent wisdom or information from the unconscious; the
...
If you would only paddle your own canoe the price of gasoline would not worry
you. To be worth one's weight in twenty dollar bills is greater than to be worth
one's weight in gold. Off the President's Bat SPELL of insomnia troubled me a.
... hardheaded; having a strong stomach Popular Expressions: Act the goat; Get
someone's goat Gold Quick Interpretation: Eternity; value; reward Popular
Expressions: A gold digger; A heart of gold; Worth one's weight in gold; As good
as gold ...