penny ante

(American)

of little value or importance He was proposing some penny ante increase in child-care that amounted to an extra ten dollars a week. We were burgled but they didn't take much - just penny ante stuff in the front office.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eunice	['ju:nis]
Ethel	['eθəl]
Kader (2)	-	Turkish
Rosie	ROZ-ee	English
Iris	IE-ris (English), EE-ris (German, Dutch), EE-rees (Finnish, Spanish)	Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish
Gry	-	Norwegian, Danish, Swedish