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like cheese at fourpence
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like cheese at fourpenceadjective
Of a person, to be waiting idly or timewasting
Etymology: From the mill towns of Lancashire, where fourpence was considered expensive for cheese and hence cheese for sale at that price would not be bought.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of like cheese at fourpence in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of like cheese at fourpence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Translations for like cheese at fourpence
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- wie Käse bei vier PenceGerman
- σαν τυρί στα τέσσερα πέναGreek
- como queso en fourpenceSpanish
- comme du fromage à quatre penceFrench
- mint a négypennyes sajtHungarian
- come il formaggio a quattro penceItalian
- כמו גבינה בארבע פניHebrew
- zoals kaas met vier penceDutch
- som ost på fourpenceSwedish
- నాలుగు పైసల వద్ద జున్ను వంటిదిTelugu
- dört peni peynir gibiTurkish
- như pho mát ở bốn phần trămVietnamese
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