worth a Jew's eye



worth a Jew's eye

Very valuable. This phrase likely refers to the violent methods that were once used to extort money from Jews. Have you seen that painting? It's an original, so it must be worth a Jew's eye.
See also: eye, worth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kuroukoo-ṙo:Japanese
Sayyid-Arabic
ShawnaSHAW-nəEnglish
Atticus-Literature
Rumena-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Hallvard-Norwegian