worth a king's ransom
1a peck of March dust is worth a king’s ransom — The month of March is traditionally wet and blustery. A peck in former times was a dry measure of two gallons. Thomas Fuller, discussing this saying in his Worthies of England (1662, p. 87), links the ‘king’s ransom’ to the £100,000 raised in… …
2king's ransom — If something costs or is worth a king s ransom, it costs or is worth a lot of money …
3(a) king's ransom — a large amount of money. A visit to one of those amusement parks can cost a king s ransom. Usage notes: often used with worth or cost, as in the example …
4worth — see the worth of a thing is what it will bring a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush a king’s chaff is worth more than other men’s corn an ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept a peck of March dust is worth a king’s ransom …
5king — see the king can do no wrong a king’s chaff is worth more than other men’s corn a cat may look at a king in the country of the blind, the one eyed man is king a peck of March dust is worth a king’s ransom kin …
6ransom — see a peck of March dust is worth a king’s ransom …
7Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …
8expensive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. costly, dear, high, exorbitant. See dearness. Ant., cheap. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. costly, high priced, dear, precious, valuable, invaluable, rare, prized, choice, rich, priceless, high, too… …
9invaluable — adj 1. precious, valuable, incalculably valuable, inestimably valuable, priceless, beyond price; dear, expensive, costly, high, high priced, Inf. worth a pretty penny, Inf. worth its weight in gold, Inf. worth a king s ransom. 2. excellent,… …
10precious — [adj1] favorite, valued adored, beloved, cherished, darling, dear, dearest, idolized, inestimable, loved, pet, prized, treasured; concepts 529,567 Ant. disfavored, useless, valueless, worthless precious [adj2] expensive; rare choice, costly, dear …
