How to Pronounce "worth its weight in gold"
expression
WURTH its WAYT in GOLD
WURTH its WAYT in GOHLD
Definition
If something is "worth its weight in gold," it is extremely valuable or useful, often because it is rare or hard to get.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈwɝθ/ /ˈɪts/, /ɪts/ /ˈweɪt/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈɡoʊɫd
British English
wˈɜːθ/ /ˈɪts/ /wˈeɪt/ /ˈɪn/ /ɡˈəʊld
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WURTH its WAYT in GOLD
UK
WURTH its WAYT in GOHLD
Listen in Context
Your advice was worth its weight in gold.
This old tool is worth its weight in gold when you need to fix the car.
Clean water is worth its weight in gold during a drought.
Good friends are worth their weight in gold.