for two pins
(Britain, idiomatic) Readily, with only the slightest encouragement.
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(Britain, idiomatic) Readily, with only the slightest encouragement.
He doesn't, but he's a man with an eye in his head, and he knows what we are, a boneless lot without organization. I say it myself, I said it only last night in this here bar, and I say it again, for two pins I'd chuck my party. I would so.
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A British English simile meaning very neat, tidy, and well-ordered. Used to describe a person's appearance, a room, a document, or any well-organised thing. The pin comparison suggests that precision and smallness of pins represents the ideal of neatness. Common in everyday British speech.
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