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worth one's weight in gold

worth one's weight in gold

Also, worth its weight in gold. Very valuable, as in John's been extremely helpful; he's worth his weight in gold, or That tractor's been worth its weight in gold. This metaphoric term dates from Roman times and appeared in English by the early 1300s.
See also: gold, weight, worth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eoforhild-Anglo-Saxon
Eligius-Late Roman
JordÁNhor-DAHNSpanish
Faridoon-Persian
Benitabe-NEE-tahSpanish
Basiliobah-ZEE-lyo (Italian), bah-SEE-lyo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
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