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to one's name

to one's name idiom

Owned by one, as in He has not got a nickel to his name, or She has only one pair of shoes to her name. This idiom was first recorded in 1876.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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to one's knowledge
to one's heart's content
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to one's face
to no purpose
to no avail
to my mind
to little purpose
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to oneself
to order
to pieces
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to rights
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to say the least
to some degree
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