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not worth a plugged nickel
to be worthless
His promise to pay back the money is not worth a plugged nickel.

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  • not worth mentioning
  • not worth one's while
  • not worth the trouble
  • nothing but (something)
  • nothing but skin and bones
  • nothing doing
  • nothing down
  • nothing if not (something)
  • nothing of the kind
  • nothing short of (something)
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  • help out with (something)
  • preach to the converted
  • a cut above (someone or something)
  • room and board
  • eyes pop out
  • in need
  • so far, so good
  • set (something) off or set off (something)
  • sell (someone) a bill of goods
  • on a splurge


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    Spiral staircases in medieval castles are running clockwise. This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When the intruding army would climb the stairs they would not be able to use their right hand which was holding the sword because of the difficulties of climbing the stairs. Left-handed knights would have had no troubles, except left-handed people could never become knights because it was assumed that they were descendants of the devil      .. More >>
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