WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD

Meaning of WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD in English

worth a lot, invaluable, priceless

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Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

WEIGHT — I Gravitational force of attraction on an object, caused by the presence of a massive second object, such as the …
Английский словарь Британика
GOLD — I Metallic chemical element , one of the It is a dense, lustrous, yellow, malleable precious metal , so durable …
Английский словарь Британика
WORTH — I. ˈwərth, ˈwə̄th, ˈwəith intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English worthen, from Old English weorthan, wurthan; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEIGHT — I. ˈwāt, usu -ād.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English weght, wight, from Old English wiht; akin to Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THEIR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse theirra, theira, gen. plural demonstrative & personal pron.; akin to Old Norse that, …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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GOLD — I. ˈgōld noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Frisian, Old Saxon, & Old …
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WORTH — worth 1 /werrth/ , prep. 1. good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEIGHT — — weighter , n. /wayt/ , n. 1. the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs. …
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THEIR — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , pron. 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, …
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GOLD — /gohld/ , n. 1. a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. …
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WORTH — I. ˈwərth intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weorthan; akin to Old High German werdan to become, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEIGHT — I. ˈwāt noun Etymology: Middle English wight, weght, from Old English wiht; akin to Old Norse vætt weight, Old English …
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GOLD — I. ˈgōld noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German gold gold, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THEIR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from their, pronoun, from Old Norse theirra, genitive plural demonstrative & personal pronoun; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORTH — adj valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while. 2. worth ·adj deserving of; in a good or bad sense, …
Webster English vocab
WEIGHT — vt hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business. 2. weight ·vt a ponderous mass; something heavy; as, …
Webster English vocab
GOLD — vt money; riches; wealth. 2. gold ·noun ·alt. of goolde. 3. gold ·vt figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts …
Webster English vocab
WORTH — [worth] vi [ME, fr. OE weorthan; akin to OHG werdan to become, L vertere to turn, Lith versti to overturn, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOLD — [gold] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG gold gold, OE geolu yellow--more at yellow] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOLD — (Au), chemical element, a dense, lustrous, yellow precious metal of Group Ib, Period 6, of the periodic table. Gold has …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOLD — gold BrE AmE ɡəʊld ⇨ɡɒʊld AmE ɡoʊld ▷ golds ɡəʊldz ⇨ɡɒʊldz AmE ɡoʊldz ▶ ˈ Gold Coast BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORTH — / wɜːθ; NAmE wɜːrθ/ adjective , noun ■ adjective [ not before noun ] (used like a preposition, followed by …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEIGHT — / weɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun BEING HEAVY 1. [ U , C ] how heavy sb/sth …
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GOLD — / gəʊld; NAmE goʊld/ noun , adjective ■ noun 1. [ U ] ( symb Au ) a chemical element. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORTH — I. worth 1 S1 W2 /wɜːθ $ wɜːrθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: weorth 'worthy, of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEIGHT — I. weight 1 S1 W2 /weɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ overweight ≠ ↑ underweight , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THEIR — their S1 W1 /ðə; strong ðeə $ ðər strong ðer/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘they’] [ Date: 1100-1200 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOLD — I. gold 1 S2 W2 /ɡəʊld $ ɡoʊld/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [uncountable] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORTH — adj. & n. --predic.adj. (governing a noun like a preposition) 1 of a value equivalent to (is worth ø50; is …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEIGHT — n. & v. --n. 1 Physics a the force experienced by a body as a result of the earth's gravitation …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
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GOLD — n. & adj. --n. 1 a yellow malleable ductile high density metallic element resistant to chemical reaction, occurring naturally in …
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WORTH — adj. & n. predic.adj. (governing a noun like a preposition) 1 of a value equivalent to (is worth $50; is …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEIGHT — n. & v. n. 1 Physics a the force experienced by a body as a result of the earth's gravitation …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOLD — n. & adj. n. 1 a yellow malleable ductile high density metallic element resistant to chemical reaction, occurring naturally in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORTH — adj. & n. --predic.adj. (governing a noun like a preposition) 1. of a value equivalent to (is worth {pound}50; is …
Oxford English vocab
WEIGHT — n. & v. --n. 1. Physics a the force experienced by a body as a result of the earth's gravitation …
Oxford English vocab
THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1. of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Oxford English vocab
GOLD — n. & adj. --n. 1. a yellow malleable ductile high density metallic element resistant to chemical reaction, occurring naturally in …
Oxford English vocab
WORTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is worth a particular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEIGHT — ( weights, weighting, weighted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The weight …
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THEIR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Their' is the third person plural …
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GOLD — ( golds) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Gold is a valuable, …
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WORTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is ~ a particular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WORTH — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be (well) worth the effort (= used to say that something is worth doing …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WEIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a weight problem (= the problem of being too fat ) ▪ Patients with …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THEIR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ask sb (for) their opinion ( also ask for sb’s opinion ) ▪ We asked …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOLD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 9/18/22/24 carat gold ▪ a 22 carat gold chain a gold medal (= for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORTH — [adjective] [after verb; not gradable]Worth means important or useful.Events like this will not be worth a mention (= are not …
Cambridge English vocab
THEIR — [determiner] - of or belonging to themHe gave them their coats.Children should always brush their teeth before going to bed.They …
Cambridge English vocab
GOLD — (METAL) [adjective] [not gradable], [noun] - (made of) a soft, yellow, heavy, metallic element which is quite rare and very …
Cambridge English vocab
GOLD — n. Gold Coast fool's gold Field of Cloth of Gold gold reserve gold rush gold standard Klondike gold rush
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GOLD — n. Metallic chemical element , one of the transition elements , chemical symbol Au, atomic number 79. It is a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WORTH — See: BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH, GAME IS NOT WORTH …
Slang English vocab
GOLD — I. noun 1 yellow metal ADJECTIVE ▪ pure ▪ real ▪ solid ▪ fool's ▪ 9-carat , 18-carat , etc. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WORTH — • ↑ be worth • ↑ be worth a fortune • ↑ be worth a lot • ↑ it's worth …
Longman Activator English vocab
WORTH — See: BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH, GAME IS NOT WORTH …
Словарь английских идиом
WORTH — I noun BAD : The ring has great sentimental worth. GOOD : The ring has great sentimental value. BAD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
GOLD — Name: gold Symbol: Au Atomic number: 79 Atomic weight: 196.96655 (2) Group in periodic table: 11 Group name: Coinage metal …
Chemistry of the Elements English vocabulary
WORTH — I 1. сущ. 1) цена, стоимость, ценность intrinsic worth ≈ внутренняя ценность comparable worth net worth Syn : merit 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEIGHT — 1. сущ. 1) а) вес; масса to gain, put on weight ≈ толстеть, поправляться to lose, take off weight ≈ …
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GOLD — 1. сущ. 1) золото (тж. богатство, сокровища; деньги) to mine, prospect for gold ≈ искать золото to strike gold ≈ …
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