cut off without a penny



cut someone off without a penny

Fig. to end someone's allowance; to fail to leave someone money in one's will. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin cut their son off without a penny after he quit school. They cut off both of their sons without a penny. We learned, when Uncle Sam's will was read, that he cut off his own flesh and blood without a penny.
See also: cut, off, penny, without

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Winn[win]
Pich-Khmer
Isocrates-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Jela-Serbian, Croatian, Slovak
Mumtaz-Arabic
Archer['a:tʃə]