"worth a Jew's eye" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-worth a Jew's eye.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} worth a Jew's eye (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) of high value. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-worth_a_Jew's_eye-en-adj-c-SYmDaV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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