- not be worth a fig
- (not) be worth a fig
old-fashioned
to not be important or useful.
She's just an ignorant old busybody and her opinions aren't worth a fig.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
not be worth a fig
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be worth a fig — (not) be worth a fig old fashioned to not be important or useful. She s just an ignorant old busybody and her opinions aren t worth a fig … New idioms dictionary
not worth a fig — completely worthless, having no value at all … English contemporary dictionary
fig — [ fıg ] noun count a soft fruit with purple or green skin and a lot of small seeds inside. It grows on a fig tree. not give a fig about/for something BRITISH INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED to not care at all about something not worth a fig worth nothing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
not worth a hill of beans — See: NOT WORTH A TINKER S DAMN … Dictionary of American idioms
not worth a hill of beans — See: NOT WORTH A TINKER S DAMN … Dictionary of American idioms
fig — fig1 [fig] n. [ME fige < OFr < VL * fica, for L ficus, fig tree, fig] 1. the hollow, pear shaped false fruit (syconium) of the fig tree, with sweet, pulpy flesh containing numerous tiny, seedlike true fruits (achenes) 2. any of a genus… … English World dictionary
fig — fig1 /fig/, n. 1. any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, esp. a small tree, F. carica, native to southwestern Asia, bearing a turbinate or pear shaped fruit that is eaten fresh, preserved, or dried. 2. the fruit… … Universalium
fig — 1 noun (C) 1 a soft sweet fruit with a lot of small seeds, often eaten dried, or the tree on which this fruit grows 2 BrE not care/not give a fig (for sth) to not be concerned or interested in something at all 3 not worth a fig of no value 2 1… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
worth one's salt — {adj. phr.} Being a good worker, or a productive person; worth what you cost. * /Mr. Brown showed that he was worth his salt as a salesman when he got the highest sales record for the year./ Often used with not or hardly . * /When the basketball… … Dictionary of American idioms
