What does penny ante mean?
Penny ante means Alternative spelling of penny-ante..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative spelling of penny-ante..
You wouldn't want one of your agents doing something like that just to convict a pennyante gambler.
What the workers detest most is the UFW hiring hall ... the pennyante dispatch halls which give UFW organizers dictatorial control over the workers.
It would serve you right if I left you to deal with Annie and your pennyante charter service.
"So," Mologna said, "a lot of you social misfits, pennyante heisters, cheapjack four-flushers, and miserable hopeless losers figure you'll help the Police Department of the City of New York find the Byzantine Fire, is that it?"
Use penny ante when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Penny ante means Alternative spelling of penny-ante..
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You wouldn't want one of your agents doing something like that just to convict a pennyante gambler.
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