| 单词 | worth a light |
| 释义 | > as lemmasworth a light P10. British colloquial. worth a light: (usually in negative contexts) of the least value. ΚΠ 1955 Daily Mail 10 May 7/2 Broadcasting on the B.B.C. isn't worth a light. I receive £50 for my show, and it costs me £100 to do it. 1962 L. Bruce Nothing like Blood (1985) xvi. 164 I tell you solemnly, your life wouldn't be worth a light if you stuck your neck out in the way I guess you are proposing to do. 2000 Brit. Waterskier Sept. 10/2 He was proud of each and every champion this sport has produced and made you feel like the only ‘champion in the world’ worth a light. < as lemmas |
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