Смысл: halfpennies 
halfpenny 1. [ʹheıpnı] n разг.
<Í> 1. 1) (pl [ʹheıpnız]
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2. монета в полпенса (денежная единица после 1971 г. )
♢ not a halfpenny the worse - ничуть не хуже
a bad halfpenny - а) фальшивая монета; б) разг.
to come back /to turn up/ again like a bad halfpenny - вернуться обратно к своему владельцу (против его желания ); снова свалиться на голову кому-л.; ≅ от дурного нелегко отделаться
more kicks than halfpence - ≅ больше тумаков, чем пятаков
he is not a halfpenny the worse for it - с ним ничего не сделалось; ему хоть бы что; ≅ овчинка выделки не стоит
not to have two halfpennies to rub together - едва сводить концы с концами
2.[ʹheıpnı] a разг.
<Í> грошовый, дешёвый, низкопробный
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<Í> грошовый, дешёвый, низкопробный
count (one's) the pennies Идиома
pinch pennies
Look after the pennies and the pounds will look af
(UK) If you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves, meaning that if someone takes care not to waste small amounts of money, they will accumulate capital. ('Look after the pence and the pounds will look after themselves' is an alternative form of this idiom.)Not have two pennies to rub together
If someone hasn't got two pennies to rub together, they are very poor indeed.pinch pennies|pennies|penny|pinch
v. phr., informal Not spend a penny more than necessary; be very saving or thrifty. When Tom and Mary were saving money to buy a house, they had to pinch pennies. -pennies from heaven
pennies from heavenUnexpected good fortune, a windfall, as in They sent back our check—pennies from heaven. This expression may have originated with a song and motion picture so named (1936), popularized by Bing Crosby.
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