Como dizer "Não ter um tostão furado" em inglês
- Simon Vasconcelos
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Not have a pot to piss in
"An opulent mythology for those without a pot to piss in, through the labyrinthine streets and pages of Jerusalem tread ghosts that sing of wealth and poverty..." The Guardian
"Any help we can offer them will be appreciated. They don't have a pot to piss in." Cambridge Dictionary
"An opulent mythology for those without a pot to piss in, through the labyrinthine streets and pages of Jerusalem tread ghosts that sing of wealth and poverty..." The Guardian
"Any help we can offer them will be appreciated. They don't have a pot to piss in." Cambridge Dictionary
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- Simon Vasconcelos
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- Simon Vasconcelos
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Not to have a brass farthing
Exemplo: "The reality is that schools do not have a brass farthing: they are feeling very nervous. Ref. businessplus
Exemplo: "The reality is that schools do not have a brass farthing: they are feeling very nervous. Ref. businessplus
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Corollary:
Not to have two (brass) farthings to rub together [1] - meaning the same as "not to have two pennies to rub together."
[1] It's deemed an old saying, but many old British will know what it means.
This thread is making me recall the time I lived in such a small studio flat that it had not enough room to swing a cat !.
It was a very cramped space, but it was what fit in my pocket then...
Not to have two (brass) farthings to rub together [1] - meaning the same as "not to have two pennies to rub together."
[1] It's deemed an old saying, but many old British will know what it means.
This thread is making me recall the time I lived in such a small studio flat that it had not enough room to swing a cat !.
It was a very cramped space, but it was what fit in my pocket then...
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