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A penny for your thoughts. something that you say in order to ask someone who is being very quiet what they are thinking about. 'A penny for your thoughts.' 'Oh, I was just thinking about how to tell him I'm leaving.' a penny for your thoughts I would like to know what you are thinking about. For several minutes they sat silently, then finally she looked at him and said, “A penny for your thoughts, Walter.” |
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Arthur Venning who was strolling about, sometimes looking at the game, sometimes reading a page of a magazine, looked at Miss Allan, who was half asleep, and said humorously, "A penny for your thoughts, Miss Allan. You may safely say, A penny for your thoughts, or a thousand pounds. |
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