Chicken Feed Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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chicken feed What does chicken feed mean?	a small amount of money	The man sold his car for chicken feed because he needed the money.
chicken feed What does chicken feed mean?	a small sum of money	The money that I spent last night was chicken feed and I am not worried about it at all.
chicken feed What does chicken feed mean?	a small amount of money	The amount of money that I paid for the used car was chicken feed.
chicken feed What does chicken feed mean?	a small sum of money	The amount of money that I spent last night was chicken feed and I am not worried about it at all.
chicken feed What does chicken feed mean?	a small amount of money	The man sold his car for chicken feed.
chicken feed What does chicken feed mean?	a small amount of money	The amount of money that I paid for the used car was chicken feed.
	Some Random Idioms
put the cat among the pigeons What does "put the cat among the pigeons" mean?	to cause trouble	Sending the bad supervisor to talk to the angry workers was like putting the cat among the pigeons.

cut (someone) off or cut off (someone) What does "cut (someone) off or cut off (someone)" mean?	to stop someone from saying something, to disconnect someone on the phone	I tried to tell my father about the accident but he cut me off before I could speak.
put (someone) out What does "put (someone) out" mean?	to inconvenience/bother someone	I do not want to put my aunt out so I plan to stay in a hotel when I visit her.
rotten What does "rotten" mean?	low quality or performance.	He wrote a rotten paper for his history class.
dyed-in-the-wool What does "dyed-in-the-wool" mean?	permanent, stubborn	The man is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative and will never change.
Horses for courses What does "Horses for courses" mean?	Horses for courses means that what is suitable for one person or situation might be unsuitable for another.
make a check out (to someone) What does "make a check out (to someone)" mean?	write a check to give to someone with their name on it	I made a check out to the animal hospital after they cared for our dog.

snail mail What does "snail mail" mean?	physical mail.	Send it snail mail. I don't mind waiting.
taste blood What does "taste blood" mean?	be able to harm an opponent and therefore want to try to do even more harm	I could taste blood when I discovered the weak points of the supervisor who I hated.
Bridge the gap What does "Bridge the gap" mean?	If you bridge the gap, you make a connection where there is a great difference.
acquire a taste for (something) What does "acquire a taste for (something)" mean?	to learn to like something	We acquired a taste for classical music during our trip to Europe.

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Chicken Feed Idiom