next to none

next to none
(next to none (или to nothing))
почти ничего, очень мало

...an unmarried man can live on next to nothing. (S. Butler, ‘The Way of All Flesh’, ch. LIII) — ...холостяк может питаться одним воздухом.

She'll be earning next to nothing for a year or two... (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. VI) — Год, а то и два Эдне почти ничего платить не будут...

Freddy: "I shall simply get soaked for nothing." The Daughter: "And what about us? Are we to stay here all night in this draught, with next to nothing on? You selfish pig." (B. Shaw, ‘Pygmalion’, act I) — Фредди: "Только зря вымокну до нитки." Дочь: "А что же нам делать? По-твоему, мы всю ночь должны простоять здесь, на ветру, чуть не нагишом? Это свинство, это эгоизм, это..."

No one could be found to claim her belongings, and I stood and watched them auctioned in the courtyard until her favourite rocking-chair was sold for next to nothing. (J. Walsh, ‘Not Like This’, ‘First Baby’) — Наследников у нее не было. Я молча наблюдал, как аукционист распродает во дворе ее скарб, пока дело не дошло до ее любимой качалки, за которую была назначена самая пустяковая цена.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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