| 释义 |
not have a penny to bless oneself with dated be completely impoverished 〈旧〉一文不名。 [ORIGIN: alluding to the cross on an old silver penny or to the practice of crossing a person's palm with silver for luck.] not have a penny to bless oneself with一文不名;穷到极点：Although my friend does not have a penny to bless himself with，he conducts himself upright and never wants to be contaminated with ill-gotten gains.虽然我的朋友一文不名，但他为人正直，从不沾不义之财。 |