VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

A bad penny

Meaning:

The phrase a bad penny refers to a person or thing which is unpleasant, dishonorable, or unwanted that is likely to reappear, particularly at inconvenient times.

Examples:

  • Oh, you can't lose a bad penny like me, you know.
  • Oh, well, you're just like a bad penny, aren't you?
  • Yeah, this thing is like a bad penny.
  • Anyway, he'll turn up, like a bad penny.
  • And one of these days, I'll be coming back like a bad penny.
  • The one you don't want to see keeps turning up like a bad penny.
  • The one you don't want to see keeps turning up like a bad penny.
  • Is this a bad penny?
  • You're like a bad penny.
  • Well, look at you, just showing up like a bad penny.