worth a Jew's eye

English

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Adjective

worth a Jew's eye (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) Of high value.
   • 1825, The Port Folio, page 118:

     Lord love you, I'd swear it was worth a Jew's eye. Indeed, no money can compensate me for its loss.

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary