hair on them
v. phr.— «Now, before you call your broker, a healthy dose of caution is in order. All of these companies have some hair on them—they wouldn’t be oversold if they were gems.» —“Four Stocks That Stand Out in Biotech’s Bargain Bin” by Adam Feuerstein TheStreet.com Sept. 26, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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