a bad penny



a bad penny

A person with no value. Typically used in the proverb "A bad penny always turns up." A: "I don't think we'll see Todd again now that he's been disgraced at work." B: "You never know—a bad penny always turns up."
See also: bad, penny

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hardman-Ancient Germanic
Ywain-Arthurian Romance
Kirsty-Scottish
Ziya Al-Din-Arabic
Yago-Spanish
Ankita-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali