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
RyleyRIE-leeEnglish (Modern)
ÁSmundr-Ancient Scandinavian
Hachirouhah-chee-ṙo:Japanese
Miller['milə]
AnkeAHN-kəLow German, Dutch
Eliasə-LEE-əsh (Portuguese), e-LEE-ahs (German), E-lee-ahs (Finnish), i-LIE-əs (English), ee-LIE-əs (English)Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Gr