Meaning: accents

'æksənt
n.
distinctive manner of oral expressionspecial importance or significancethe usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of peoplethe relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
v.
to stress, single out as importantput stress on; utter with an accent

give (one's) two cents Idiom, Proverb

two cents

something not important or very small, almost nothing Although his stereo works well I wouldn

two cents worth

something one wants to say, opinion He is always talking and I never have a chance to put in my two cents worth.

two-cents' worth

opinion, comment Want to hear my two-cents' worth? Want my opinion?

put one's two cents worth in

Idiom(s): put one's two cents (worth) in

Theme: OPINION

to add one's comments (to something). (Informal.)
• Can I put in my two cents worth?
• Sure, go ahead—put your two cents in.

That and 50 cents will buy you a cup of coffee

(USA) This is used to describe something that is deemed worthless. "He's got a Ph.D. in Philosophy." "So? That and 50 cents will buy you a cup of coffee."

two cents|cents|two|two cents worth|worth

n. informal 1. Something not important or very small; almost nothing. Paul was so angry that he said for two cents he would quit the team. When John saw that the girl he was scolding was lame, he felt like two cents. 2. or two cents worth Something you want to say; opinion.

Used with a possessive. The boys were talking about baseball, and Harry put in his two cents worth, even though he didn't know much about baseball. If we want your two cents, we'll ask for it.

feel like two cents

feel like two cents
see for two cents.

for two cents

for two cents
For nothing; for a petty sum. For example, For two cents I'd quit the club entirely. Similarly, like two cents, means “of little or no value or importance, worthless,” as in She made me feel like two cents. The use of two cents in this sense is thought to be derived from a similar British use of twopence or tuppence, which dates from about 1600. The American coin was substituted in the 1800s, along with two bits, slang for 25 cents and also meaning “a petty sum.” Similarly, put in one's two cents or two cents' worth, meaning “to express one's unsolicited opinion for whatever it is worth,” dates from the late 1800s.

put in one's two cents

put in one's two cents
see under for two cents.

give (one's) two cents

To allotment one's assessment or point of appearance for whatever it may be worth, about back it is arrogant for. I acquisition Jeff's bedmate a bit aggravating at times. He consistently insists on giving his two cents whether we appetite his assessment or not! If I can aloof accord my two cents, I anticipate the agents would absolutely acknowledge a bang in their pay.Learn more: cent, give, two

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