tuppence

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He demanded his tuppence back from the Dawes Tomes Mousley Grubbs Fidelity Fiduciary Bank, and started a run.
他执意取回道斯·汤姆斯·莫斯利·格拉布斯·富达信托银行中的两便士，并引发了挤兑风潮。
No stigma is attached to setting aside one's marriage vows at Gerewol whether temporarily or permanently, says Human Planet director Tuppence Stone.
在格莱沃尔节上是没有人在乎婚姻誓言的，他们不会为再婚感到耻辱。不管是临时的还是永久的。《人类星球》导演T.S说道。
They will clap themselves for gaining tuppence and giving a million away to their enemies.
却把一百万都输了给敌人，还会为此而自鸣得意呢。

Back at home, he had a machine he put tuppence in and a fag came out, like in a pub.
NEWYORKER: Hanwell Senior
His notion of a day's work was to ask a passer-by for tuppence for a cup of tea and, having got the money, produce Thermos, milk and sugar for the astonished benefactor and inquire whether they wanted one lump, or two.
ECONOMIST: Jonathan Routh