N nilk New member Joined Jun 3, 2016 Member Type Other Native Language Persian Home Country Iran Current Location Iran Jun 3, 2016 #1 [FONT="]Hello What does this phrase -not a penny the worse- mean?I found it in a short story. The context: Landlord's field wasn't a penny the worse for the visit.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Hello What does this phrase -not a penny the worse- mean?I found it in a short story. The context: Landlord's field wasn't a penny the worse for the visit.[/FONT]
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Jun 3, 2016 #2 Please cite the title and author of the short story.
N nilk New member Thread starter Joined Jun 3, 2016 Member Type Other Native Language Persian Home Country Iran Current Location Iran Jun 4, 2016 #3 bhaisahab said: Please cite the title and author of the short story. Click to expand... "The Ghost Ship", by Richard Middleton
bhaisahab said: Please cite the title and author of the short story. Click to expand... "The Ghost Ship", by Richard Middleton
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Jun 4, 2016 #4 It means that it wasn't financially disadvantaged by the visit.
N nilk New member Thread starter Joined Jun 3, 2016 Member Type Other Native Language Persian Home Country Iran Current Location Iran Jun 4, 2016 #5 Thank you very much :up:
