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
Haribert-Ancient Germanic
JoŽEYAW-zheSlovene
Urszulauwr-SHUW-lahPolish
AeschylusES-kəl-əs (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
'Ari'el-Biblical Hebrew
Lodewijk-Dutch