pay somebody peanuts

The simple fact is, if you pay peanuts you get monkeys.

It cannot be stated enough, that if you pay peanuts you will get monkeys.

He has claimed that he was paid "peanuts" for his best work.

But in this business, you pay peanuts and you get monkeys.

The pay should be at a level to show that the institutions concerned value their workers and are not in the business of "paying peanuts".

The British government has paid peanuts for such an esteemed fighting force.

They made so much money because they paid their workers peanuts.

Then these companies export their profits to tax havens and pay peanuts to the revenue.

They're paid peanuts so they shouldn't be expected to work outside school hours like teachers, but sometimes they do.

Pay peanuts and you get monkeys I think I'll start smoking again.