for peanuts

for peanuts
for chicken feed & for peanuts
Fig. for nearly nothing; for very little money. (Also used without

for

.) •

Bob doesn't get paid much. He works for chicken feed.

You can buy an old car for chicken feed.

I won't do that kind of work for peanuts!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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