APAD:if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys

if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys

Etymology

A reference to peanuts (“especially of a salary: a very small or insufficient amount”) (originally US slang dating to the mid 20th century) and monkey (“a person of minimal intelligence, idiot”), with a humorous allusion to the fact that monkeys are fond of nuts

(Britain, informal) Offering a low payment or salary will not attract skilled workers or employees.

Synonyms: good work ain't cheap, cheap work ain't good; if you pay bananas, you get monkeys

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• U get what U pay for, workers or goods. -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 06:33:03

• Monkeys also like play silly tricks, thus monkey business ;) -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 06:34:26

• Like filling a sugar jar with salt :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 09:03:56

• That's a good trick, hahaha :) -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 09:26:44

• penny-wise but pound-foolish -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 06:36:44

• buy cheap, buy twice. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 06:41:00

• cheapest is the dearest -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 09:33:08

• Dear is similar to expensive here. Just learned it.thank you -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 10:32:46

• haha, can pay 3 peanuts in the morning, 4 in the evening:)) -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 08:01:10

• Monkeys wish. LOL -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 10:35:43

• Most monkeys think themselves smart :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 08:38:28

• So do human beings? LOL -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 10:38:59

• Yes! Homos think themselves sapient :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 16:46:12

• 吼吼。LOL -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 19:08:11

• You get 3 wise monkeys？A good deal！ -妖妖灵- ♀ (811 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 09:16:38

• Lovely -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 10:29:34

• 哈哈哈（是不是该给亲人里的"monkey" order 一套呢 ？；-） -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 13:55:33

• 查了一下，12刀：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (1270 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 14:21:55

• 谢谢，也查了，在加拿大亚马逊网上就变成了27.45加刀 + 5.78加刀运费 + 进口税。 哼！ -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 14:57:54

• 那也忒贵了，temu上的这个怎么样： -妖妖灵- ♀ (1392 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 15:44:13

• 谢谢美眉！ -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 16:24:44

• 这个不是猴子是猩猩， 你上面的是猴子 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 18:11:28

• 哈哈哈，还真是没有尾巴，；-） 你看的真仔细！谢谢。 -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 19:40:14

• 我没去找尾巴，面相一看就知道不是猴子 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2024 postreply 03:52:33

• 哈哈，你这观察力也忒细啦！猩猩和猴子是不是嘴长得不一样？这个看不出尾巴的区别吧？ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/26/2024 postreply 20:21:16

• 耳朵，四肢，气质也都不同, 即使不同种猩猩气质也区别很大，这是chimpanzee -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/27/2024 postreply 03:53:40