That ain't hay.

That ain't hay.
That ain't hay.
Inf. That is not a small amount of money. (The highly informal word

ain't

is built into the expression.) •

I paid forty dollars for it, and that ain't hay!

Bob lost his wallet with $200 in it—and that ain't hay.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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