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
DiogoDYAW-goo (Portuguese), JYAW-goo (Brazilian Portuguese)Portuguese
EmilyEM-ə-leeEnglish
Sixte-French
GraniaGRAWN-yaIrish
Pal-Albanian
Montanamahn-TAN-əEnglish (Modern)