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chicken feed

idiom
Meaning

A very small or insignificant quantity, especially of money.


Examples
SIMPLE

The bonus they offered me is just chicken feed.

CONTEXTUAL

He complained that the small commission was chicken feed compared to the hours he spent working.

COMPLEX

While the company reported record profits, the meager raise offered to the staff was dismissed by the union as mere chicken feed.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    chicken out

    To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.

  2. 02

    chicken scratch

    Cramped or illegible handwriting.

  3. 03

    choke the chicken

    To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.

  4. 04

    feed off

    To get stimulus from (an external object).

  5. 05

    feed the dragon

    To outsource (jobs) to the People's Republic of China.

  6. 06

    feed the fire

    Synonym of add fuel to the fire.

  7. 07

    feed the meter

    To place coins into a parking meter or gas meter.

  8. 08

    feed two birds with one scone

    Synonym of kill two birds with one stone.

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