C1idiommoneyIELTS-friendly
worth its weight in gold
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extremely useful or valuable
Change 'its' for people: 'worth his/her/their weight in gold'. Used for people and things, not for actual prices.
In context
A good accountant is worth her weight in gold when tax season comes.
On long bus trips, a pair of noise-cancelling headphones is worth its weight in gold.
More idioms about money
- a cash cowa product or business that steadily makes a lot of money
- a false economya way of saving money that ends up costing more later
- a gold minea business or thing that makes a lot of money, or a rich source of something
- a golden handshakea large sum of money paid to someone when they leave a job
- a money pitsomething, often a house or car, that costs you much more money than it is worth