He wears a ten-dollar hat on a five-cent head In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "He wears a ten-dollar hat on a five-cent head", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jenne Phuong calendar 2021-11-19 11:11

Meaning of He wears a ten-dollar hat on a five-cent head

He wears a ten-dollar hat on a five-cent head proverb

He is rich but also stupid.

His family is wealthy but he is not well-educated. That's why he wears a ten-dollar hat on five-cent head.

I had been completely seduced by his flashy appearance until I found that he wears a ten-dollar hat on a five-cent head.

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