- not a penny to his name
- he is dirt poor, he has no money whatsoever
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
not a penny to his name
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Penny Jordan — Penelope Jones Halsall Born Penelope Jones 24 November 1946 (1946 11 24) (age 64) Preston, Lancashire, England Pen name Caroline Courtney Melinda Wright Lydia Hitchcock Penny Jordan Annie Groves[1] … Wikipedia
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penny — pen|ny [ peni ] noun count * 1. ) (plural pennies) a small coin in the U.S. or Canada worth one CENT 2. ) (plural pence) a small unit of money in the U.K. There are 100 pence in one pound a ) a small coin in the U.K. worth one penny every penny… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
