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three skips of a louse


The worth of some trifling or insignificant matter; a whit or jot of value.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

That old broken toy is not worth three skips of a louse.

CONTEXTUAL

He argued for hours about the minor mistake, even though it was not worth three skips of a louse.

COMPLEX

The critic dismissed the entire debate as trivial, claiming the outcome was not worth three skips of a louse to any serious observer.


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  1. 01

    count to three

    Synonym of count to ten.

  2. 02

    louse up

    To mess up; to confuse; to put into a state of disorder.

  3. 03

    me three

    Used to express agreement, after someone has already said "me too." Can be continued as "me four," "me five," and so on.

  4. 04

    six and two threes

    Two equivalent choices or situations.

  5. 05

    skip a beat

    To momentarily falter.

  6. 06

    skip out

    To shirk; to avoid attending or to leave early, especially without permission.

  7. 07

    skip rope

    To jump over a rope, both of whose ends are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is moved under the jumper's feet in a continual rhythm; to play the game of jump rope or exercise by jumping rope.

  8. 08

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Last updated August 10, 2026