worth a Jew's eye

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English[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

worth a Jew's eye (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) of high value.
    • 1825, The Port Folio, page 118:
      Lord love you, I'd swear it was worth a Jew's eye. Indeed, no money can compensate me for its loss.

References[edit]

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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