They gave me next to nothing for my old car when I traded it in for a new one.
When he first started to work, Mr. Black earned next to nothing.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
next to nothing — {n. phr.} Very little; almost nothing. * /They gave me next to nothing for my old car when I traded it in for a new one./ * /When he first started to work, Mr. Black earned next to nothing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
next to nothing — {n. phr.} Very little; almost nothing. * /They gave me next to nothing for my old car when I traded it in for a new one./ * /When he first started to work, Mr. Black earned next to nothing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
next to nothing — Almost nothing at all • • • Main Entry: ↑next next to nothing Almost nothing • • • Main Entry: ↑nothing … Useful english dictionary
next to nothing — The term next to nothing means a very small amount or almost nothing. My boots didn t cost much. I bought them for next to nothing in the sales … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
next to nothing — very little. She knows next to nothing about politics. The town has done next to nothing about the parking problem … New idioms dictionary
next to nothing — noun Very little. I got it for next to nothing in the January sales … Wiktionary
next to nothing — almost nothing, nearly nothing … English contemporary dictionary
next to nothing — Hardly anything … A concise dictionary of English slang
next to — prep 1.) very close to someone or something, with nothing in between = ↑beside ▪ There was a little girl sitting next to him. 2.) next to nothing very little ▪ He knows next to nothing about antiques. 3.) used to give a list of things you like,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
next — [ nekst ] function word *** Next is used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): I ll see you next week. as an adjective: I m leaving town on the next train. I didn t realize what had happened until the next day. as a pronoun … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
