2peanutsinformalLITTLE/NOT MUCH a very small amount of money 微不足道的一小笔钱
The hotel workers get paid peanuts.
酒店工作人员的薪酬十分微薄。
I’m tired of working for peanuts.
我受够了为一点点小钱而卖力。
Examples from the Corpus
working for peanuts• What this ends up with is the artistsworking for peanuts and handing over the copyrights.• They are not working for peanuts for the fun of it.• In other words, you don't have to go on working for peanuts!