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three_skips_of_a_louse

three skips of a louse

English

Adverb

three skips of a louse

  1. (idiomatic) said about some trifling or insignificant matter
    • Jonathan Swift, “Mrs Frances Haris's Petition”
      ’Tis not that I value the money three skips of a louse:
      But the thing I stand upon is the credit of the house.