three-dollar bill
Example Sentences
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I know the Washington defense is as dubious as a three-dollar bill, but I think the Huskies rebound from the Stanford mess, helped by the suspensions to the Wildcats' secondary.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2011
These opening solemnities give all the convincing qualities of a three-dollar bill to what actually is an account of one of the great tragedies of modern Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Contended House Democratic Floor Leader Jim Wright of Texas: "The claim that the bill is over budget is as phony as a three-dollar bill."
From Time Magazine Archive
Female, with three children, calls out to stop, and passes up a three-dollar bill.
From The History and Records of the Elephant Club by Doesticks, Q. K. Philander
"G'wan, there's no such thing as a three-dollar bill," he remarked.
From Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California by Standish, Burt L.
