I haven't got the price of a knickers

v.

Heard in Westmeath

To be entirely without money, completely skint.

Thank god its pay day coz I haven't got the price of a knickers!

Posh English

Thank goodness it is payday, for I have not a penny to my name.

Related terms

• Haven't got a 5 tTo have no idea whatsoever. Also rendered as haven't got a 5 to 2.
• Can't howld what ya haven't in yer handSaid after one has broken wind, implying one cannot retain what one does not hold.
• Haven't a leg to stand onSaid when a person has no way of making an argument against what you are sayiing.
• Haven't won yetA jocular reminder that someone has not yet won the lottery.
• Sit on that and priceTriumphant phrase used when one gains the upper hand in an argument.
• That's what makes the price of land dearUsed if soeine steals your seat in the oub, the rarity makes it more desirable.