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English
Noun
more kicks than ha'pence (uncountable)
- Synonym of monkey's allowance
, volume I, London: Saunders and Otley,
, published
1834,
→OCLC,
page 18:
"Well, then, you're like a young bear, all your sorrows to come—that's all, my hearty," replied he. "When you get on board, you'll find monkey's allowance—more kicks than half-pence. […]"]
Further reading
- Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1895) Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, page 859.