worth a Jew's eye
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU) (file)
Adjective[edit]
worth a Jew's eye (not comparable)
- (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