for peanuts

for peanuts

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 peanuts! I had a few jobs during college working for peanuts, but it was the only work I could get that fit in with my schedule. Don't sell that dress for peanuts—it's designer!

See also: for, peanut

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for peanuts

and for chicken feed

mod. for practically no money at all. (see also chicken feed.) I won’t work for peanuts! They expect me to do all that for chicken feed.

See also: for, peanut

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