| 单词 | not to have a sprat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot to have a sprat b. Australian and New Zealand. A very small or the least amount of money. Usually in negative contexts, as not to have a sprat, not worth a sprat, etc. Cf. sense 4a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > small sum parcelc1400 plack1530 dodkinc1555 triflec1595 denier1597 driblet1659 song1698 Flanders-fortune1699 pin money1702 doit1728 drab1828 picayune1838 sprat1883 shoestring1904 peanut1910 1883 Corowa (New S. Wales) Free Press 30 Nov. (Suppl.) He's got more gold in Melbourne Treasury than any dozen diggers in Victory, although he never lets on as he's worth a sprat. 1923 Daily Herald (Adelaide) 7 July 6/6 When arrested the defendant said he ‘hadn't a sprat’. 1932 Scrutineer (New S. Wales) 29 Oct. The Cup's not worth a sprat. 2008 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 9 Feb. 40 Hundreds of millions of dollars in special targeted assistance..were announced over those years by the Beattie government, but there was nary a sprat for the hall of fame. < as lemmas |
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