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not worth a dime

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NOT WORTH A TINKER'S DAMN.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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not worth a tinkers damn

[not worth a tinker's damn] or not [worth a tinker's dam] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not worth anything; valueless. * /As a bricklayer he was not worth a tinker's damn./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

worth

[worth] See: [BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH], [FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH], [GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE], [NOT WORTH A TINKER'S DAMN], [WORTH A […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

not worth a red cent

[not worth a red cent] See: [NOT WORTH A TINKER'S DAMN]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

not worth a hill of beans

[not worth a hill of beans] See: [NOT WORTH A TINKER'S DAMN]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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