worth one's weight in gold en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Because gold is expensive even in small amounts.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Very valuable.
This book is worth its weight in gold to the housewife who wishes to feed her family for health—and economically.
1917 February 12, “If You Knew What Foods?” (advertisement), in The Independent, volume 59, number 3558, New York: Independent Corporation, page 280:2011, "Summer (Where Do We Begin?)" (song), Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension Summer, every single moment is worth its weight in gold Summer, it's like the world's best story and it's waiting to be told
I find my dog is worth her weight in gold on those long snowy weekends when I can't get out.
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Synonyms
unpriced · priceless · worth one's weight in gold · precious · without price · invaluable · invaluable · without price · unvaluable
Translations (5)
fi painonsa arvoinen kultaa (idiomatic: very valuable) · fr valoir son pesant d'or (idiomatic: very valuable) · pl na wagę złota (idiomatic: very valuable) · sv värd sin vikt i guld (idiomatic: very valuable) · ru на вес зо́лота (idiomatic: very valuable)