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two-a-penny

/ˈtuː ə ˈpen.i/

Traduction: Idiome informel britannique signifiant très courant ou ordinaire, et donc sans valeur ni caractère particulier.

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adjective

/ˈtuː ə ˈpen.i/C2formalbritish
  • frIdiome informel britannique signifiant très courant ou ordinaire, et donc sans valeur ni caractère particulier.

An informal British idiom meaning very common or ordinary, and therefore not valuable or special.

  1. Common and worthlessC1informalbritish

    Something that is very common and therefore has little value or is considered unimportant.

    frcommun et sans valeur

    • In this market, such trinkets are two-a-penny.
    • His excuses are two-a-penny; nobody believes them anymore.
    • Cheap souvenirs are two-a-penny in tourist shops.

    Synonymesbanalcheapcommoncommonplacehackneyedordinarytrite

    Antonymesexclusivepreciousrarescarceuniquevaluable

Formes
  • more two-a-penny comparative form
  • most two-a-penny superlative form