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tinkers damn

tinker's damn

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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 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

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