red cent
US /rɛd sɛnt/
UK /rɛd sɛnt/
1.
un centime, rien du tout
a very small amount of money; nothing at all (used in negative contexts)
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I wouldn't give him a red cent for his advice.
Je ne lui donnerais pas un centime pour son conseil.
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After all that work, he didn't earn a red cent.
Après tout ce travail, il n'a pas gagné un centime.