that and a nickel will get you on the subway
English edit
Phrase edit
that and a nickel will get you on the subway
- (US, informal, humorous) Synonym of that and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee
- 1961, Prize Stories, page 159:
- She's got love in her heart for Dennis Monahan, and that and a nickel gets a ride on the subway.
- 2011, Nick Arbuiso, The Day the Money Stopped, page 60:
- "Well, damn it. I am the president. Doesn't that mean anything to him?"
"Arbo's smart-ass answer to that would be, 'That and fifty cents will get you on the subway.'"
Usage notes edit
- There are many variants. See notes at that and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee.