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English
Etymology
Because gold is expensive even in small amounts.
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Adjective
worth one's weight in gold
- (idiomatic) Very valuable.
I find my dog is worth her weight in gold on those long snowy weekends when I can't get out.
1917 February 12, “If You Knew What Foods?” (advertisement), in The Independent, volume 59, number 3558, New York: Independent Corporation, page 280:This book is worth its weight in gold to the housewife who wishes to feed her family for health—and economically.
- 2011, "Summer (Where Do We Begin?)" (song), Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
- Summer, every single moment is worth its weight in gold
- Summer, it's like the world's best story and it's waiting to be told
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