halfpennyworth

half pen ny worth |ˈhāpniˌwərTH, ˈhafˌpenē -ˈheɪpnɪˌwərθ |(also ha'p'orth ) ▶noun Brit. as much as could be bought for a halfpenny. • [ usu. with negative ] (ha'p'orth ) informal a negligible amount: he's never been a ha'p'orth of bother.

halfpennyworth

halfpennyworth |ˈheɪpəθ, ˈheɪpnɪˌwəθ |(also ha'p'orth ) ▶noun Brit. as much as could be bought for a halfpenny. • [ usu. with negative ] (ha'p'orth ) informal a negligible amount: he's never been a ha'p'orth of bother. PHRASES don't spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar proverb don't risk the failure of a large project by trying to economize on trivial things. [referring to the use of tar to keep flies off sores on sheep (from dialect pronunciation of sheep as ship ).]

halfpennyworth

h á lfpenny w ò rth 名詞 C 〖通例単数形で 〗半ペニーのもの ; ごくわずかの量 .