(as) phony as a three-dollar bill In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "(as) phony as a three-dollar bill", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2023-02-23 06:02

Meaning of (as) phony as a three-dollar bill

Synonyms:

(as) queer as a three-dollar bill

(as) phony as a three-dollar bill American adjective phrase simile

Fake; false

She always brags about the expensive bag her new boyfriend gave her but I know it's as phony as a three-dollar bill.

All the evidence that she had been giving the whole time was phony as a three-dollar bill.

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To cope with a difficult situation successfully by making other people believe something which is not true

Origin of (as) phony as a three-dollar bill

This phrase was formed based on the fact that there has never been a three-dollar bill in circulation in the United States.

User's contribution: Before the Federal Reserve was founded in 1913, currency was printed by Chartered Banks. Several banks printed $3 bills. Examples exist in Museums from Mississippi, Vermont, Florida, Maine, and others.

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