| 词汇 | penny ante |
| 释义 | Idiom penny ante American of little value or importance.He was proposing some penny ante increase in child-care that amounted to an extra ten dollars a week.We were burgled but they didn't take much - just penny ante stuff in the front office. penny anteHaving little or no significance or worth. They seem to think this penny ante increase to the minimum wage is some kind of massive victory that will change everyone's lives for the better. My wife always comes back from our vacations with a bag full of penny ante trinkets that get thrown out a year later. penny-ante mod. trivial; cheap. (see also ante.) I’m sick of this penny-ante stuff. Let’s get serious. |
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