worth the price of admission
Meaning: So entertaining that it would be worth paying to watch.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “The two chefs arguing over the soup were worth the price of admission.”
Category: Daily Life
Origin: From theaters and fairs that charged an entry fee. The phrase is common in American English from the early 20th century, often said of an unplanned spectacle.
Equivalents in other languages
- Catalan: N'hi ha per llogar-hi cadires — literally: There's enough to rent out chairs
More idioms — Daily Life
- out of this world — Wonderful; extraordinarily good.
- the pits — The worst; extremely bad.
- sleep on it — To delay a decision until the next day to think it over.
- it'll all come out in the wash — Things will work out in the end.
- haste makes waste — Doing things too quickly leads to mistakes.
- where there's a will, there's a way — Determination will find a way to succeed.
More English idioms
- pull a long face — To look sad, sulky or disappointed.
- rushed off one's feet — Extremely busy.
- the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence — Other people's situations always seem better than one's own.
- every cloud has a silver lining — Something good can come out of any bad situation.
- no pain, no gain — You must work hard or suffer to achieve something.
- the early bird catches the worm — Those who act first or get up early get the best chances.
From our compliments & insults
- C'est une vraie chèvre — They're hopelessly stubborn and infuriating — a goat that refuses to be moved.
- Casse-pieds — A massive bore or pain in the neck — someone who wears you down with their irritating way…
- Espèce de patate — You dim bulb — a potato being the very picture of inert, unthinking stodginess.