for chicken feed

for chicken feed

For a very paltry or minuscule amount of money; for nearly no money or the absolute minimum amount. I managed to get tickets! Suzy's brother has a connection in the stadium, so we got them for chicken feed! I had a few jobs during college working for chicken feed, but it was the only work I could get that fit in with my schedule. Don't sell that dress for chicken feed—it's designer!

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

for chicken feed

 and 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!

See also: chicken, feed, for

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

for chicken feed

verb

See for peanuts

See also: chicken, feed, for

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