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Meanings of last penny in English

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Usage of last penny in English
1
That way the house knows its cut down to the last penny.
Death angel
2
The account had been cleared out, down to the very last penny.
Killer
3
She would have sacrificed her last penny rather than hurt his feelings.
The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time
4
Was it possible that they all had vanished to the last penny?
Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
5
Everything is sunk in this Winhalla Railway scheme, up to the last penny.
The Swindler and Other Stories
6
His money was gone to the last penny, and so were the diamonds.
A Rip Van Winkle of the Kalahari, and Other Tales of South-West ...
7
You gave your last penny to the widow for the funeral.
Crime and Punishment
8
He was opening it and emptying it of its last penny.
Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
9
To the individual poor man or woman I would give my last penny.
Demos
10
But he could not sit here until his last penny should be spent.
New Grub Street
11
It was his last penny that was between the cobbler's fingers.
The Last Penny and Other Stories
12
We've staked our last penny on it, sir, and we've got to win.
The Dark House
13
Let us venture our last penny-letus strike the last blow!
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
14
If you wish to take the last penny from my starving children, go ahead.
For the love of mike
15
Why, only three years ago the rascal confiscated every last penny that I owned!
The confusion
16
If this was God's house, God must have been down to his last penny.
Naomi’s Room
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