penny for your thoughts, a



penny for your thoughts, a

What are you thinking about? For example, You've been awfully quiet-a penny for your thoughts. This expression dates from the 1500s and was in John Heywood's 1546 collection of proverbs.
See also: penny

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MagnusMAHNG-nus (Swedish), MAG-nəs (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
Yente-Yiddish
Ottmar-German
Thurston['θə:stən]
Volodya-Russian
Saburosah-boo-ṙo:Japanese