coin phrases

[shedhed]

do you know any phrases or sayings about coins?

[SteveD]

"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves".

"To turn on a sixpence".

"I couldn't spit sixpence"

"Pennies from heaven".

[woofgang]

penny wise, pound foolish

penny for your thoughts

[JudgeJ]

"In for a penny, in for a pound"

"Lost a pound and found sixpence"

[Yanet77]

"To coin a phrase"

[dippy_dumbo]

''I'm off for a penny''

[Narolines]

"The other side of the coin"

[Ouisch]

"Drop a dime on someone", meaning to narc or report on someone.  Dates back to when the cost of a pay phone call was just 10 cents.

"Dime bag" used to refer to $10 worth of marijuana

"Nickel and dimed to death", meaning the fine print on a contract added numerous little extra charges that add up to a sizeable amount

"Penny loafer", a style of shoe in which wearers inserted a one-cent coin for decoration

"Penny ante", originally referred to a low-stakes card game, generally means anything cheap or low-risk

[shedhed]

nice one! i'm gunna try n start me own building firm an need a name . so i put coins thinking 'quoins' pronounced same but meaning corners in building game ! quite like 'other side of quoin' at mo . any more help much appreciated