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.
- This idiom is British English
- Contributed By: Brian King
- Category: Money
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