Chicken feed
Chicken feed: A very small amount of money.
Examples:
- Of course I can afford $800. That’s just chicken feed.
- He’s so rich that $1000 is chicken feed to him.
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a fat cat
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to get out of
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to break out
stands to reason: to be clear and logical Examples of TO BREAK OUT The bandit looked in vain for the opportunity to break out of jail. The big conference broke out into small groups.
to knock out
to knock out: to make unconscious; to impress or attract greatlyThis idiom can be made into the noun from knockout for both definitions. Examples of TO KNOCK OUT The prizefighter knocked out his opponent with one punch. The stone hit her on the head and knocked her out for a few minutes.
upside down
upside down: with the upper side turned toward the lower side Examples of UPSIDE DOWN Nobody noticed that the abstract painting was hung on the wall upside down. After the second hit, the truck rolled over into a ditch and landed upside down.