red cent
noun /ˌred ˈsent/
/ˌred ˈsent/
[singular] (North American English)- (especially after a negative
) a very small amount of money尤用于否定词后 很少的钱 - I didn't get a red cent for all my work.
我做了那么多工作,可一分钱也没得到。
词源early 19th cent.: so named because it was formerly made of copper. - I didn't get a red cent for all my work.