enough to put in one's eye

English

Phrase

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.