next to nothing
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next to nothing
Almost nothing; a very small amount. It says a lot about our society that teachers get paid next to nothing while some celebrities do next to nothing and get paid millions.
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next to nothing
Fig. hardly anything; almost nothing. This car's worth next to nothing. It's full of rust. I bought this antique chair for next to nothing.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
next to ˈnothing
a very small amount; almost nothing: He knows a great deal about flowers but next to nothing about trees and shrubs. ♢ He was able to buy the neighbouring farm for next to nothing.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
next to nothing
A very small amount, barely more than nothing at all. This expression uses next to in the sense of “almost,” a usage dating from the seventeenth century, as in “She ate next to nothing,” or “I earned next to nothing last year.”
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer