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“Not have two pennies to rub together” nghĩa là gì?
06 Aug, 2019
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“Not have two pennies to rub together” = không có tiền, nghèo đến mức không có đến 2 đồng xu trong ví. “Penny” là một loại xu của Mỹ (penny = 1 cent)
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When we didn’t have two pennies to rub together, we were happy. Getting rich ruined (hủy hoại) our lives.
One of Anim's jokes from his Britain's Got Talent routine was about the dread (sợ hãi) of getting in to a taxi when you haven't got two pennies to rub together.
Muted hues will emit a more sophisticated vibe (cảm giác sành sỏi hơn), and will enable you to look like walking money, even if you haven’t got two pennies to rub together.
The 78-year-old said when he left Aberdeen at the age of 18, his family hardly had “two pennies to rub together”, and that he “couldn’t believe it” when he found out he was a related to royalty.
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