worth one's weight in gold

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Veryvaluable.I find my dog isworth her weight in goldon those long snowy weekends when I can't get out.1917February 12, “If You Knew What Foods?” (advertisement), inThe Independent, volume59, number3558, New York: Independent Corporation,page280:This book isworth its weight in goldto the housewife who wishes to feed her family for health—and economically.2011, "Summer (Where Do We Begin?)" (song),Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd DimensionSummer, every single moment isworth its weight in goldSummer, it's like the world's best story and it's waiting to be told

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