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bit

See:

A BIT,

CHAMP AT THE BIT,

FOUR BITS,

QUITE A LITTLE or

QUITE A BIT,

SIX BITS,

TAKE THE BIT IN ONE'S MOUTH,

TWO BITS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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two bits

[two bits] {n.}, {slang} Twenty-five cents; a quarter of a dollar. * /A haircut only cost two bits when Grandfather was young./ Compare: [FOUR BITS], [SIX BITS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

six bits

[six bits] {n.}, {slang} Seventy-five cents. * /"Lend me six bits till Friday, Sam," said Jim. "I've spent all my allowance."/ Compare: [TWO BITS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

four bits

[four bits] {n.}, {slang} Fifty cents. * /Tickets to the play are four bits," said Bill./ Compare: [TWO BITS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Bristols

[Bristols] {n.} The female breasts (Cockney rhyming slang, from Bristol bits = tits, or Bristol City = titty). British slang (Wikipedia)

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