not worth a dime

Meaning: Worthless.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Daily Life

Origin: This expression is always used in the negative.

More idioms — Daily Life

• not worth a plugged nickel — Worthless.
• not worth a red cent — Worthless.
• not worth the paper it's printed on — Worthless.
• odd man out — The person who is left out; the person who doesn't fit in.
• odds and ends — Small items that are left over, don't match, or are missing a mate.
• off the beaten path — Off the road or way that is most often chosen by other people.

More English idioms

• off one's rocker — Out of one's mind; slightly crazy.
• off the cuff — Without much advance preparation; spontaneously.
• off the wall — Unusual; peculiar.
• old-boy network — The male connections that a man acquires, usually while in college or the military, later…
• old fuddy-duddy — A person who is old-fashioned and not open to new technology or ideas.
• old hat — Routine to the point of boredom (sentence 1); old-fashioned and outmoded (sentence 2).

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