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2022-03-20 04:03
Be worth its/(one's) weight in gold phrase
To be particularly valuable, useful, or helpful.
The information provided by this book is worth their weight in gold.
As a girlfriend, she is worth its weight in gold to me.
The advertising campaign is worth its weight in gold. It generated massive sales last month.
Employees like her are worth their weight in gold for my company.
Something would be suitable or useful in a particular situation.
1. Work in exchange for food or accommodation
2. Be worth the expenses spent on someone or something
To be beneficial to someone or something
To have great value
To be useful.
This metaphoric term dates from Roman times and appeared in English by the early 1300s.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.
