worth a Jew's eye

adjective

Of high value.

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Meanings

adjectiveworth a Jew's eye (not comparable)
  1. colloquialdatedidiomaticnot comparableoffensiveOf high value.

    Lord love you, I'd swear it was worth a Jew's eye. Indeed, no money can compensate me for its loss.

    1825, The Port Folio, page 118
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