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Meaning of two cents | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. One's opinion or thoughts.
    colloquial, idiomatic, plural, plural-only
  2. A nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.
    Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, US, colloquial, idiomatic, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Español granito de arena
Français grain de sel mes deux cents
Magyar fillér magánvélemény vélemény
Italiano a mio modesto parere quattro soldi un cazzo una lira una sega
Latina teruncius
Polski grosze swoje trzy grosze
Русский лепта

Examples

“That's just my two cents, you can believe what you like.”
“That car won't last a week, it's not worth two cents.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

two cents' worth two cheeks of the same arse two child problem two children problem two commas two days after tomorrow

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