As genuine/phony as a three-dollar bill
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 4Completely fake
बिल्कुल नकली या झूठा
His story about meeting the king was as phony as a three-dollar bill.
That 'designer' watch is as genuine as a three-dollar bill.
Daily use: Uska 'branded' bag as phony as a three-dollar bill tha, ek wash mein colour utar gaya.
America की सरकार ने तीन डॉलर का नोट कभी जारी ही नहीं किया। कोई तीन डॉलर का नोट दिखाए तो वह पक्का नकली है। इसलिए 'as phony as a three-dollar bill' = बिल्कुल नकली; 'as genuine as …' भी व्यंग्य में यही बात कहता है।
The US government has never issued a three-dollar bill. If someone shows you one, it is certainly fake. So 'as phony as a three-dollar bill' means completely fake, and 'as genuine as a three-dollar bill' says the same thing sarcastically.
Answer है — completely fake; 'genuine' वाला form भी sarcastic है, इसलिए उसका मतलब भी नकली है — 'authentic' मत चुनिए।
The answer is 'completely fake'; even the 'genuine' form means fake because it is sarcastic, so do not pick 'authentic'.