Idiom: Bent as a nine bob note

Idiom Definitions for 'Bent as a nine bob note'


A person who is as bent as a nine bob note is dishonest. The reference comes from pre-decimalisation in UK (1971), when a ten shilling (bob) note was valid currency but no such note as nine shillings existed.

British EnglishBritish English | Contributed By: Brian King | Category: Money

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