penny ante poker

• Покерная игра с низкими ставками, где ставки очень малы, часто всего несколько пенни. Этот термин также используется метафорически для описания любой деятельности или бизнеса, который является тривиальным, мелкомасштабным или связан с незначительными суммами денег.

A low-stakes poker game where the bets are very small, often just pennies. The term is also used metaphorically to describe any activity or business that is trivial, small-scale, or involving insignificant amounts of money.

1. Low-stakes poker gameC1informalamerican

   A poker game where the bets are very small, often just a penny or a few cents.

   Покер на мелкие ставки

   • We used to play penny ante poker in the basement every Friday night.
   • Penny ante poker is a great way to learn the game without risking much money.
   • The stakes were so low it was just penny ante poker, purely for fun.

2. Something trivial or insignificantC2informalamerican

   Used metaphorically to describe an activity, business, or situation that is small-scale, unimportant, or involving little risk or money.

   Мелкая игра

   • Compared to the billion-dollar merger, their local deal was just penny ante poker.
   • He was tired of playing penny ante poker in his career and wanted a bigger challenge.
   • The argument was over penny ante poker issues, not the real problems.