penny ante (Meaning)
Wordnet
penny ante (n)
a business deal on a trivial scale
poker played for small stakes
Synonyms & Antonyms of penny ante
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
penny ante Sentence Examples
- The petty argument was a penny ante affair, beneath the dignity of serious discourse.
- Her schemes were so penny ante they barely merited a raised eyebrow.
- The small-scale swindler operated in a penny ante world of petty scams.
- The police refused to prioritize the investigation, dismissing it as penny ante crime.
- Even in the penny ante world of amateur poker, he managed to lose his entire stake.
- The drug dealer's penny ante operations were laughably insignificant compared to the kingpins.
- The political debate devolved into a penny ante spectacle of petty insults and personal attacks.
- The thief's penny ante burglary netted him mere pocket change, not worth the effort.
- The penny ante contractor cut corners, leaving homeowners with shoddy construction.
- The celebrity gossip magazine's focus on penny ante scandals was a testament to its shallowness.
FAQs About the word penny ante
a business deal on a trivial scale, poker played for small stakes
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No antonyms found.
The petty argument was a penny ante affair, beneath the dignity of serious discourse.
Her schemes were so penny ante they barely merited a raised eyebrow.
The small-scale swindler operated in a penny ante world of petty scams.
The police refused to prioritize the investigation, dismissing it as penny ante crime.
