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enough to put in one's eye en · X

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  1. (in negative constructions, informal) The smallest amount worth considering; a whit or jot.
    • 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:
    • 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. 2006, Joan D. Hellstrom, Susan D. Findlay, Connie E. Ray, From Grandma to You: Childcare Wisdom for a New Generation, page 41:
    • 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: