chicken feed

chicken feed
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маленькая сумма, мелочь, жалкие крохи (первонач. амер.)

That meant only chicken feed for the proprietary companies and big producers on the Golden Mile unless they increased their output tremendously... (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XIII) — Таким образом, компаниям и владельцам крупных рудников на Золотой Миле предстояло получить лишь жалкие крохи, если они не увеличат во много крат добычу золота на своих предприятиях...


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

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  • chicken feed — {n.}, {slang} A very small sum of money. * /John and Bill worked very hard, but they were only paid chicken feed./ * /Mr. Jones is so rich be thinks a thousand dollars is chicken feed./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • chicken feed — {n.}, {slang} A very small sum of money. * /John and Bill worked very hard, but they were only paid chicken feed./ * /Mr. Jones is so rich be thinks a thousand dollars is chicken feed./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • chicken feed — chicken .feed n [U] an amount of money that is so small that it is almost not worth having ▪ The bank offered to lend us £1,000 but that s chicken feed compared to what we need …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • chicken feed — chicken ,feed noun uncount INFORMAL an amount of money that is too small to be satisfactory …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • chicken feed — [n] small amount of money coins, nickles and dimes*, paltry sum, peanuts*, pin money*, pocket money, small change, small potatoes*, spending money; concept 340 …   New thesaurus

  • chicken feed — ► NOUN informal ▪ a paltry sum of money …   English terms dictionary

  • chicken feed — ☆ chicken feed n. Slang an insignificant sum of money …   English World dictionary

  • Chicken Feed — For the novel, see Chickenfeed. Chicken Feed Directed by Robert A. McGowan Charles Oelze Produced by Hal Roach Written by Hal Roach H. M. Walker …   Wikipedia

  • chicken feed — noun 1. dry mash for poultry • Syn: ↑scratch • Hypernyms: ↑mash 2. an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant • Syn:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • chicken\ feed — noun slang A very small sum of money. John and Bill worked very hard, but they were only paid chicken feed. Mr. Jones is so rich be thinks a thousand dollars is chicken feed …   Словарь американских идиом

  • chicken feed — also chickenfeed N UNCOUNT If you think that an amount of money is so small it is hardly worth having or considering, you can say that it is chicken feed. I was making a million a year, but that s chicken feed in the pop business. Syn: peanuts …   English dictionary


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