"looking as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} looking as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence
  1. present participle and gerund of look as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: look as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence
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