enough to put in one's eyeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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enough to put in one's eye

1. (informal, in negative constructions) The smallest amount worth considering; a whit or jot.
   • 1947, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations, Government Corporations Appropriation Bill for 1948 (page 31)

     You will not sell enough to put in your eye. It is not in the cards.

   • 1962, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services, Inquiry Into the Strategic and Critical Material Stockpiles of the United States (page 2512)

     And the aggregate is not enough to put in your eye.

   • 2006, Joan D. Hellstrom, ‎Susan D. Findlay, ‎Connie E. Ray, From Grandma to You: Childcare Wisdom for a New Generation (page 41)

     There are a few advantages to breast-feeding . Breast-fed babies have fewer intestinal-tract diseases, fewer cases of diarrhea, and some immunity benefits, but not enough to put in your eye.