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enough to put in one's eye

enough to put in one's eye phrase: the smallest amount worth considering; a whit or jot.

Phrase

enough to put in one's eye

  1. (informal) The smallest amount worth considering; a whit or jot.
    • You will not sell enough to put in your eye. It is not in the cards.1947, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations, Government Corporations Appropriation Bill for 1948, page 31
    • And the aggregate is not enough to put in your eye.1962, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services, Inquiry Into the Strategic and Critical Material Stockpiles of the United States, page 2512

Questions about enough to put in one's eye

What does enough to put in one's eye mean?
Enough to put in one's eye means the smallest amount worth considering; a whit or jot.
What part of speech is enough to put in one's eye?
Enough to put in one's eye is a phrase.

Words near enough to put in one's eye in the dictionary

  1. enough to choke a snake
  2. enough to go around
  3. enough to make a cat laugh
  4. enough to make a grown man cry
  5. enough to make the angels weep
  6. enough to put in one's eye
  7. enougha
  8. enoughly
  9. enoughness
  10. enoughs
  11. enounce

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