意味: accents

ac·cent || 'æksəntn. なまり, 人々や地域による発音の特徴; 言葉の確実な音節を強調すること; アクセント符号をつけること; 強調すること; 構成要素を対比させることv. アクセントを置く; アクセント符号を付ける; 強調する

put in (one's) two cents イディオム

two cents

something not important or very small, almost nothing Although his stereo works well I wouldn

two cents worth

something one wants to say, opinion He is always talking and I never have a chance to put in my two cents worth.

two-cents' worth

opinion, comment Want to hear my two-cents' worth? Want my opinion?

put one's two cents worth in

Idiom(s): put one's two cents (worth) in

Theme: OPINION

to add one's comments (to something). (Informal.)
• Can I put in my two cents worth?
• Sure, go ahead—put your two cents in.

That and 50 cents will buy you a cup of coffee

(USA) This is used to describe something that is deemed worthless. "He's got a Ph.D. in Philosophy." "So? That and 50 cents will buy you a cup of coffee."

two cents|cents|two|two cents worth|worth

n. informal 1. Something not important or very small; almost nothing. Paul was so angry that he said for two cents he would quit the team. When John saw that the girl he was scolding was lame, he felt like two cents. 2. or two cents worth Something you want to say; opinion.

Used with a possessive. The boys were talking about baseball, and Harry put in his two cents worth, even though he didn't know much about baseball. If we want your two cents, we'll ask for it.

feel like two cents

feel like two cents
see for two cents.

for two cents

for two cents
For nothing; for a petty sum. For example, For two cents I'd quit the club entirely. Similarly, like two cents, means “of little or no value or importance, worthless,” as in She made me feel like two cents. The use of two cents in this sense is thought to be derived from a similar British use of twopence or tuppence, which dates from about 1600. The American coin was substituted in the 1800s, along with two bits, slang for 25 cents and also meaning “a petty sum.” Similarly, put in one's two cents or two cents' worth, meaning “to express one's unsolicited opinion for whatever it is worth,” dates from the late 1800s.