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worth your weight in gold

WURTH yor WAYT in GOHLD

wɜːrθ jɔːr weɪt ɪn ɡoʊld

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Syllable breakdown

worthyourweightingold

Dictionary meaning

Extremely valuable or useful.

Examples

  • A calm project manager is worth her weight in gold during a launch.

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