right as ninepence in English

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      "expansion": "right as ninepence (not comparable)",
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        "Perfectly all right; in sound condition."
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        "(UK, simile) Perfectly all right; in sound condition."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "right as a trivet"
        },
        {
          "word": "right as rain"
        },
        {
          "word": "righter than rain"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "right as ninepence"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "right as ninepence (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
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  "pos": "adj",
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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        "English uncomparable adjectives"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Perfectly all right; in sound condition."
      ],
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          "sound"
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        "(UK, simile) Perfectly all right; in sound condition."
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
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    {
      "word": "right as a trivet"
    },
    {
      "word": "right as rain"
    },
    {
      "word": "righter than rain"
    }
  ],
  "word": "right as ninepence"
}

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"right as ninepence" meaning in English

Adjective