nice as ninepence
1as nice as ninepence — Meaning Origin Derived from as nice as nine pins . In the game of nine pins the pins are set out in a square. The players insist on this being done accurately, or in old parlance, nicely. ref: Brewer s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, 15th edition …
2as right as ninepence — Meaning Origin Curiously, this expression and as nice as ninepence are unrelated. The ninepence here referring to the silver ninepenny pieces that were in common use in England until 1696. ref: Brewer s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, 15th… …
3Socialized medicine — is a term used to describe a system for providing medical and hospital care for all at a nominal cost by means of government regulation of health services and subsidies derived from taxation.[1] It is used primarily and usually pejoratively in… …
