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♦ penny /ˈpɛnɪ/● ( raro) penny-a-liner, giornalista da strapazzo; scribacchino; imbrattacarte □ ( filatelia) Penny Black, il penny nero (il 1В° francobollo ingl. e del mondo: del 1840) □ (fam.) penny dreadful, romanzo giallo da due soldi; romanzaccio pieno di orrori □ (stor.) penny-farthing, biciclo □ penny pincher, avaro, spilorcio, tirchio (sost.); (fam.) oggetto (articolo, automezzo, ecc.) che ha un prezzo conveniente (o che fa risparmiare) □ penny-pinching, (agg.) avaro, spilorcio, tirchio; (sost.) avarizia, tirchieria □ to be penny-wise and pound-foolish, essere tirchio con i centesimi e prodigo con gli euro □ a bad penny, un penny falso; (fig.) un poco di buono □ not to have a penny to one's name (o not to have two pennies to rub together), non avere il becco di un quattrino □ (fam.) a pretty penny, un bel gruzzolo; una bella somma (di denaro) □ (fam.) to spend a penny, andare al gabinetto □ to take care of the pence, badare al centesimo □ a three-penny stamp, un francobollo da tre penny □ to turn (o to earn, to make) an honest penny, guadagnarsi il pane (o la vita) onestamente □ ( di persona) to turn up like a bad penny, saltar fuori nei momenti meno opportuni □ two (o ten) a penny, molto comune □ A penny for your thoughts!, a che cosa stai pensando? ( si dice a persona assorta in meditazione) □ (fam.) The penny dropped!, finalmente ha (o hai, ecc.) capito! □ (prov.) A penny saved is a penny earned (o gained), quattrino risparmiato, due volte guadagnato □ (prov.) In for a penny, in for a pound, chi ha fatto trenta può fare trentuno; quando si è in ballo, bisogna ballare □ (prov.) Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves, il risparmio incomincia dal centesimo.
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