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Definition not worth the paper it is on in British English

not worth the paper it is on

phrase
1

used for saying that a written agreement is not worth having because the person who signed it is not likely to do what they said they would do

Example

We signed a year's lease on this place, but it's not worth the paper it's written on.

Definition not worth the paper it is  on in British English