That and fifty cents will get you a cup of coffee.

That and fifty cents will get you a cup of coffee.

obsolete Used to express that something is utterly worthless. (Fifty cents used to be enough money to buy a cup of coffee.) Primarily heard in US. The kid who beat me in the tournament got $500 and a swell-looking trophy, while all I got was a dinky little ribbon that said, "Second Place." As my old man used to say, that and fifty cents will get you a cup of coffee. A: "We ought to abolish all taxes!" B: "Yeah, great idea, Bill. That and fifty cents will get you a cup of coffee."

See also: and, cent, cup, fifty, get, of, that, will

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