Paperweight In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "paperweight", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Tommy Tran

2021-11-17 08:11

Paperweight humorous noun

A small and heavy object used to keep paper from blowing away.

Here, take this paperweight. Consider it my gift to you. Welcome to our company!

An object that is no longer in use and sits still in one place.

I haven't used this jacket for ages. It's such a paperweight!

A student who studies hard

Marie has always been a paperweight.

Laid out in lavender

To reduce the bad smell of dead body.

Being extremely busy or hardworking

went out with the ark

To be out of date, not be used for a long time.

on the/(one's) way out

To be in the process of leaving.

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have the devil's own luck

If a person has the devil's own luck, he or she has extremely good luck.

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A: Yesterday I won a $10 million lottery jackpot and today I won a car in a draw.
B: You have the devil's own luck.

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