not worth a dime

English

Adjective

not worth a dime (not comparable)

  2. (US, idiomatic) Worthless or nearly so: lacking in value.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:worthless
    Near-synonyms: a dime a dozen, dime-a-dozen, ten a penny
    This vase is not worth a dime. Why did you pay so much for it?
    His opinions aren't worth a dime.
    • 1878, New York Times‎[1]:
      Eight of the nine who got damages were not worth a dime, and all but six of those who failed to sustain their suits were worthless.
    • 2011, Baldev Seekri, Organizational Turnarounds with a Human Touch, page 211:
      It is extremely vital, because without demonstrating performance and excellence, all the philosophies and reasoning discussed and embedded in the previous two phases are not worth a dime and will look hollow.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not,‎ worth,‎ a,‎ dime: worth less than ten cents, at any value down to and including zero (nothing).
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