Meaning: aeonium haworthii

n.
perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

worth Idiom, Proverb

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

having one is better than seeing many When searching for a better job, remember A bird in the hand... .

a picture is worth a thousand words

a picture is easier to understand than a report or essay Instead of more talk, I'll draw thousand words a diagram. A picture is worth a thousand words.

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

prevent a problem so you don't have to solve it, a stitch in time... Forest fires deserve an ounce of prevention: public education in campfire safety.

bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

one shouldn

for all one is worth

as hard as one can I will try for all I am worth to help you get the job at the supermarket.

not worth a plugged nickel

worthless, good for nothing In 1930, stocks weren't worth a plugged nickel - nothing!

picture is worth a thousand words

(See a picture is worth a thousand words)

play it for all it's worth

get the most out of it, dramatize it, ham it up When Uncle Saul tells a story, he plays it for all it's worth.

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?

worth one

being a good worker, worth what one is paid He has only been working here for a month but over and over he has proved that he is woorth his salt.

cringeworthy

likely to promote embarrassment or apprehension

worth one's salt

capable；talented 有能力的；有才干的
The work he did really showed that he was worth his salt．他所做的工作的确表明他是位很能干的

worthy of

deserving 值得；配得上
He is worthy of our trust and expectation．他没有辜负我们的信任和期望。

worthy of the name

Idiom(s): worthy of the name

Theme: GOOD

deserving to be so called; good enough to enjoy a specific name.
• There was not an actor worthy of the name in that play.
• Any art critic worthy of the name would know that painting to be a fake.

worth one's while

Idiom(s): worth one's while

Theme: BENEFIT

worth one's time and trouble.
• The job pays so badly it's not worth your while even going for an interview.
• It's not worth Mary's while going all that way just for a one-hour meeting.

worth its weight in gold

Idiom(s): worth its weight in gold

Theme: VALUE

very valuable.
• This book is worth its weight in gold.
• Oh, Bill. You're wonderful. You're worth your weight in gold.

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.

not worth a hill of beans

Idiom(s): not worth a hill of beans AND not worth a plugged nickel

Theme: WORTHLESSNESS

worthless. (Folksy.)
• Your advice isn't worth a hill of beans.
• This old cow isn't worth a plugged nickel.

not worth a dime

Idiom(s): not worth a dime AND not worth a red cent

Theme: WORTHLESSNESS

worthless. (Informal.)
• This land is all swampy. It's not worth a dime.
• This pen I bought isn't worth a dime. It has no ink.
• It's not worth a red cent.

make it worth one's while

Idiom(s): make it worth one's while

Theme: VALUE

to make something profitable enough for someone to do.
• If you deliver this parcel for me, I'll make it worth your while.
• The boss said he'd make it worth our while if we worked late.

get one's money's worth

Idiom(s): get one's money's worth

Theme: VALUE

to get everything that has been paid for; to get the best quality for the money paid.
• Weigh that package of meat before you buy it. Be sure you're getting your money's worth.
• I didn't get my money's worth with my new camera, so I took it back.
• I will stay here and watch the movie over and over until I get my money's worth.

for all it's worth

Idiom(s): for all it's worth AND for what(ever) it's worth

Theme: VALUE

if it has any value.
• My idea—for all it's worth—is to offer them only $300.
• Here is my thinking, for whatever it's worth.
• Ask her to give us her opinion, for what it's worth.

not worth a red cent

for whatever it's worth

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or cure the disease later.

A bird in hand is worth two in a bush.

It's better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by searching for something better.

One today is worth two tomorrow.

What you have today is better than what is promised or hoped for.

Blood is worth bottling

(AU) If an Australian says to you "Your blood is worth bottling", he/she is complimenting or praising you for doing something or being someone very special.

Cake's not worth the candle

If someone says that the cake's not worth the candle, they mean that the result will not be worth the effort put in to achieve it.

Not worth a tinker's dam

This means that something is worthless and dates back to when someone would travel around the countryside repairing things such as a kitchen pot with a hole in it. He was called a 'tinker'. His dam was used to stop the flow of soldering material being used to close the hole. Of course his 'trade' is passé, thus his dam is worth nothing.

Spoil the ship for a ha'pworth of tar

(UK) If someone spoils the ship for a ha'pworth (halfpenny's worth) of tar, they spoil something completely by trying to make a small economy.

Worth a shot

If something is worth a shot, it is worth trying as there is some chance of success.

Worth your salt

Someone who is worth their salt deserves respect.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush|bird|b

Something we have, or can easily get, is more valuable than something we want that we may not be able to get; we shouldn't risk losing something sure by trying to get something that is not sure.

A proverb. Johnny has a job as a paperboy, but he wants a job in a gas station. His father says that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

for all one is worth|for|worth

With all of your strength; as hard as you can. Roger ran for all he was worth to catch the bus.

game is not worth the candle|candle|game|not worth

literary What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. I don't want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle.

one's money's worth|money|one|worth

n. phr. A fair return on one's money spent or invested. I wouldn't say that the trip was a great bargain, but I feel that we got our money's worth.

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.

worth a cent|cent|worth

adj. phr. Worth anything; of any value.

Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences. The book was old and it was not worth a cent.

worth a tinker's dam|dam|tinker's dam|worth

adj. phr., informal Not worth anything; valueless. As a bricklayer he was not worth a tinker's damn. I am not familiar with the subject so my opinion would not be worth a tinker's dam.

worth one's salt|salt|worth

adj. phr. Being a good worker, or a productive person; worth what you cost. Mr. Brown showed that he was worth his salt as a salesman when he got the highest sales record for the year.

Often used with "not" or "hardly". When the basketball team did so poorly, people felt that the coach was hardly worth his salt.
Compare: PAY ONE'S WAY².

for what it's worth

for what it's worth
see under for all one is worth.

game is not worth the candle, the

game is not worth the candle, the
The returns from an activity or enterprise do not warrant the time, money or effort required. For example, The office he is running for is so unimportant that the game's not worth the candle. This expression, which began as a translation of a term used by the French essayist Michel de Montaigne in 1580, alludes to gambling by candlelight, which involved the expense of illumination. If the winnings were not sufficient, they did not warrant the expense. Used figuratively, it was a proverb within a century.

not worth a damn

not worth a damn
Also, not worth a plugged nickel or red cent or bean or hill of beans or fig or straw or tinker's damn. Worthless, as in That car isn't worth a damn, or My new tennis racket is not worth a plugged nickel. As for the nouns here, a damn or curse is clearly of no great value (also see not give a damn); a plugged nickel in the 1800s referred to a debased five-cent coin; a cent denotes the smallest American coin, which was red when made of pure copper (1800s); a bean has been considered trivial or worthless since the late 1300s (Chaucer so used it), whereas hill of beans alludes to a planting method whereby four or five beans are put in a mound (and still are worthless); and both fig and straw have been items of no worth since about 1400. A tinker's dam, first recorded in 1877, was a wall of dough raised around a spot where a metal pipe is being repaired so as to hold solder in place until it hardens, whereupon the dam is discarded. However, tinker's damn was first recorded in 1839 and probably was merely an intensification of “not worth a damn,” rather than having anything to do with the dam.

one picture is worth a thousand words

one picture is worth a thousand words
see picture is worth a thousand words, one.

ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, an

ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, an
It is easier to forestall a disaster than to deal with it. For example, The new law makes all children under twelve wear bicycle helmets—an ounce of prevention. This ancient proverb is first recorded in Latin in Henry de Bracton's De Legibus (c. 1240) and has been repeated ever since, often in shortened form.

picture is worth a thousand words, one

picture is worth a thousand words, one
A graphic illustration conveys a stronger message than words, as in The book jacket is a big selling point—one picture is worth a thousand words. This saying was invented by an advertising executive, Fred R. Barnard. To promote his agency's ads he took out an ad in Printer's Ink in 1921 with the headline “One Look Is Worth a Thousand Words” and attributed it to an ancient Japanese philosopher. Six years later he changed it to “Chinese Proverb: One Picture Is Worth Ten Thousand Words,” illustrated with some Chinese characters. The attribution in both was invented; Barnard simply believed an Asian origin would give it more credibility.

worth one's weight in gold

worth one's weight in gold
Also, worth its weight in gold. Very valuable, as in John's been extremely helpful; he's worth his weight in gold, or That tractor's been worth its weight in gold. This metaphoric term dates from Roman times and appeared in English by the early 1300s.