not worth the paper it's written on

and not worth the paper it's printed on

Fig. [of a document] meaningless or without authority; of no value. That contract isn't worth the paper it's written on. All the signatures are forged. Don't take a check from that guy. It's not worth the paper it's written on.

See also: not, on, paper, worth, written

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mathilde	ma-TEELD (French), mah:-TIL-də (Dutch)	French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish
LŪCija	-	Latvian
Ganesh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Nepali
Mollie	['mɔli]
Bisera	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Meliton	-	Ancient Greek, Georgian