- two-bob watch
- Australian Slanga watch costing only two bob would not be very reliable
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two-bob watch
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Two-bob watch — a watch costing only two bob would not be very reliable … Dictionary of Australian slang
As reliable as a two-bob watch — a watch costing only two bob would not be very reliable … Dictionary of Australian slang
as reliable as a two-bob watch — Australian Slang a watch costing only two bob would not be very reliable … English dialects glossary
two-bob — /ˈtu bɒb/ (say tooh bob) Colloquial –adjective 1. of poor quality; useless; unreliable: goes like a two bob watch. –noun 2. → two bob. –phrase 3. mad (or silly) as a two bob watch, scatty; u …
two bob — noun a) Two shillings. As silly as a two bob watch. b) A small amount of value. As bent as a two bob note … Wiktionary
Two bob — 1. sum of twenty cents; 2. twenty cent piece; 3. (obsolete) sum of two shillings; 4. (obsolete) two shilling silver coin; florin; 5. round mark left by a hammer in wood, as from mis hitting a nail; 6. of poor quality; useless; unreliable: goes… … Dictionary of Australian slang
two bob — Australian Slang 1. sum of twenty cents; 2. twenty cent piece; 3. (obsolete) sum of two shillings; 4. (obsolete) two shilling silver coin; florin; 5. round mark left by a hammer in wood, as from mis hitting a nail; 6. of poor quality; useless;… … English dialects glossary
As mad as a two-bob watch — stupid; idiotic; erratic … Dictionary of Australian slang
As silly as a two-bob watch — stupid; idiotic; erratic … Dictionary of Australian slang
Like a two-bob watch — unreliable … Dictionary of Australian slang
