Chicken feed Meaning in English
expression
ˈtʃɪkən/ /ˈfid
CHIK-un-feed
tʃˈɪkɪn/ /fˈiːd
chi-KIN-feed
释义
A very small or insignificant amount of money, often too little to be worth much.
用法与细微差别
Informal idiom, often used to complain about low pay ('They pay me chicken feed') or to describe a trivial amount in business. Not related to actual chicken food. Often followed by phrases like 'compared to' or 'for all that work'.
Spanish: miseria - una cantidad ínfima de dineroPortuguese (BR): mixaria - dinheiro insignificantePortuguese (PT): trocos - dinheiro insignificanteChinese (Simplified): 小钱 - 微不足道的钱Chinese (Traditional): 小錢 - 微不足道的錢Hindi: बहुत कम पैसे - मामूली रकमArabic: مبلغ زهيد - مبلغ تافهBengali: তুচ্ছ টাকা - নস্যি টাকাRussian: гроши - копейкиJapanese: はした金 - わずかな金額Vietnamese: tiền lẻ - số tiền không đáng kểKorean: 푼돈 - 아주 적은 돈Turkish: devedeği kulak - komik bir miktar - üç kuruşUrdu: تھوڑی سی رقم - حقیر رقمIndonesian: uang receh - jumlah yang sangat kecil
例句
They offered me chicken feed for the job.
basic
He sold his car for chicken feed.
basic
Farmers earn chicken feed compared to big companies.
basic
All that overtime work, and I got paid chicken feed.
natural
My raise this year was chicken feed—barely enough to notice.
natural
These bonuses are chicken feed compared to what management gets.
natural