"I'm not worth your weight in gold"
I don't understand.
2007-09-20 12:08:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
it means your not worth much they are telling you you are worthless
2007-09-20 12:16:48 · answer #1 · answered by glenn_montgomery88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It used to be a very common saying that '____ is worth it's weight in gold'. You could put anything in the blank because it was a saying to tell someone how very valuable something was. ( Like: " That car was so good it was worth its weight in gold!") So if something was NOT worth its weight in gold, I suppose it would be pretty cheap. I've never heard this saying used in the way you have given it.
2007-09-20 12:18:44 · answer #2 · answered by tlbrown42000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that you are better than the person to which you are referring. If this person weighs "x" number of gold, it means that you are more than that. If you put it in context, for example, you got into a fight with another person and you say that you're not his/her weight in gold, it would mean that you would not stoop down to his/her level because you're better than that person.
2007-09-20 13:05:09 · answer #3 · answered by kittycat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a pound of gold is worth more than a pound of a person.
2007-09-20 12:14:30 · answer #4 · answered by Frosty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it mean that your life is more valueable than gold. If you die, then there is no comming back.
2007-09-20 12:13:13 · answer #5 · answered by narutoneopetanimelove 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋