when a person tell you "a penny for your thought", what does this person mean? Is that a comment or a boo?
2007-10-11 06:49:32 · 4 answers · asked by curious 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
two cents' worth
2007-10-11 06:55:42 · answer #1 · answered by OKIM IM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a comment and it means What is on your mind? It's not a million dollars for your thought because its like...if you dont want to tell me thats cool so heres a penny do you want to tell me or not..and if yu dont you figure....hey it's just a penny...its a figure of speech so there is no REAL money involved
2007-10-13 08:40:08 · answer #2 · answered by alana101eva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a boo, it is just an attempt to get you to say what's on mind or what your perspective on a subject is. "penny" is not an attempt to place a monetry value on quality or otherwise of your thought. It is just a very old English expression. Who determines waht thoughts are worth anyway? Relax
Compare: "This is the million dollar question:...?" it doesn't mean the question is worth a million, it is just a figurative expression.
2007-10-11 07:14:12 · answer #3 · answered by Ayo A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means hey dumbo what r u thinking i guess thats what ur friend said 2 u
2007-10-11 11:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by payal k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋