two bob

tuː bɒb

Definition

Definition of two bob - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

finance

Dated

small amount of money

Dated

He only had two bob left in his pocket.

pittance

small change

currency

Rare

two shillings in old British currency

Rare

He found two bob in his grandfather's drawer.

florin

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two shillings in old British currency

Expressions with two

turn two

reach the age of two years

My niece will turn two next month.

two bits

small amount or portion

She only had two bits of information about the event.

two cents

personal opinion or thoughts, often shared humbly

Let me add my two cents to the discussion.

big two

two leading entities in a field

The big two in tech are competing fiercely.

in two places at once

adv.

simultaneously in two different locations

She felt like she needed to be in two places at once.

no two people think alike

exp.

people have unique ways of thinking

In the meeting, it was clear that no two people think alike.

Expressions with bob

bob about

move up and down with no specific path

The boat bobbed about on the gentle waves.

bob and weave

move quickly up and down and side to side

The boxer had to bob and weave to avoid the punches.

bob around

move up and down repeatedly

The boat bobbed around on the waves.

bob for apples

try to catch apples in water using mouth

At the party, we will bob for apples.

bob under

disappear suddenly beneath a surface

The duck bobbed under the water to catch a fish.

bob up

rise to the surface and float

The cork will bob up in the water.

bob haircut

short haircut where hair is cut around jaw level

She looked stunning with her new bob haircut.

bob one's head

move the head quickly up and down

She bobbed her head to the music.

bob wig

short wig styled like a bob haircut

She wore a bob wig to the party.

plumb bob

weight used to ensure vertical alignment

Surveyors rely on a plumb bob for accuracy.

Examples of two bob in a sentence

The old man gave the child two bob for a treat.
He paid two bob for the old book.
Two bob was all he needed for the bus fare.

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French:deux sous, deux shillings, ...
German:wenig Geld, zwei Schilling, ...
Italian:due soldi, due scellini, ...
Spanish:dos monedas, dos chelines, ...
Portuguese:uns trocos, dois xelins, ...
Chinese:两先令, 两个先令, ...
Japanese:二シリング, 二ボブ, ...
Arabic:مَبْلَغ زَهِيد, شِلْنَان, ...
Hebrew:שְׁנֵי גְרוּשִׁים, שְׁנֵי שִׁילִינְגִים, ...
Russian:две копейки, два шиллинга, ...
Ukrainian:дві копійки, два шилінги, ...
Hindi:दो पैसे, दो शिलिंग, ...
Bengali:সামান্য টাকা, টু বব, ...
Catalan:dos rals, dues xílings, ...
Czech:pár korun, částka dvou šilinků, ...
Danish:to skilling, to shillings, ...
Dutch:twee shilling, twee bob, ...
Greek:δυο δεκάρες, δύο σελίνια, ...
Hungarian:aprópénz, két shilling, ...
Khmer:ប្រាក់បន្តិចបន្តួច, ប្រាក់ពីរស៊ីលលីងក្នុងរូបិយប័ណ្ណអង់គ្លេសសម័យចាស់, ...
Korean:두 실링, 2실링, ...
Persian:دو شیلینگ, دو بوب, ...
Polish:dwa szylingi, dwa szelągi, ...
Portuguese (BR):uns trocados, dois xelins, ...
Romanian:doi șilingi, două șilingi, ...
Swedish:två spänn, två shilling, ...
Thai:สองบาท, สองชิลลิง, ...
Turkish:iki kuruş, iki şilin, ...
Vietnamese:hai đồng, hai shilling, ...

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