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
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
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
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
I took out my purse, and found that I had nothing in it less than a three-dollar bill.
From Home Scenes and Home Influence; a series of tales and sketches by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
