| 单词 | worth a jew's eye |
| 释义 | > as lemmasworth a Jew's eye Jew's eye n. now chiefly historical and rare (used proverbially for) something valued highly; esp. in worth a Jew's eye: worth a great deal; very valuable. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [noun] > thing of worth treasurec1200 margaritea1325 druery1340 store1410 relica1425 gemc1560 Jew's eye1593 worthy1598 wealth1650 gold dust1690 nugget1853 white gold1921 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 85 A souerain Rule, as deare as a Iewes eye. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. v. 42 There will come a Christian by will be worth a Iewes eye . View more context for this quotation 1786 Leeds Intelligencer 28 Mar. It is very common for people, in speaking of any thing valuable, to say 'tis worth a Jew's eye. 1848 W. H. Maxwell Brian O'Linn xiv. 102/1 I dreaded what was to come, and would have given a Jew's eye to have been safe in my sanctum. 1950 Citizen (Gloucester) 22 June 4/3 The phrase ‘Worth a Jew's eye’ which is used to signify anything of great value probably comes to us from the days of King John, who extorted large sums of money from the Jews under threat of mutilation. < as lemmas |
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