Something or someone that is of high value.
For instance if someone is worth their weight in gold to you, then in a literal sense (assuming that person is 150 lbs.) their value would be 2,
847,000
USD. (Because gold is worth about 1,300 USD per
Troy ounce)
The new financial controller I hired
cut down our
expenses by 26%. He is definitely worth his weight in gold.
What?! 15 bucks for a drink? What, is beer here
worth its weight in gold?!