pay (someone) peanuts

To pay (someone) a very paltry or miniscule amount; to pay the absolute minimum amount necessary. I had a few jobs during college getting paid peanuts, but it was the only work I could find that fit in with my studies. You're never going to be able to hire an effective manager if you're only willing to pay peanuts.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Stanislovas	-	Lithuanian
PÉNÉLope	pe-ne-LOP	French
Callie	KAL-ee	English
Fern	[fə:n]
Milodrag	-	Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Zuzanna	zuw-ZAHN-nah (Polish)	Polish, Latvian (Rare)