"phony as a three-dollar bill" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-phony as a three-dollar bill.ogg [Australia] Forms: phony as a three-dollar bill
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person is as phony as a three-dollar bill, they are extremely fake or dishonest.
    Sense id: simple-phony_as_a_three-dollar_bill-en-phrase-L4mZ8hz4 Categories (other): Similes
     
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