Sweet Fanny Adams (Noun)
Meaning
Little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery".
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Usages
Examples
- He has sweet Fanny Adams knowledge of nuclear physics and should not be commenting on it.
- The corrupt government officials were willing to do sweet Fanny Adams to improve the water supply.
- The manager asked the company to increase the salary, but they offered sweet Fanny Adams.
- I asked for a favor, but she did sweet Fanny Adams to help me.
- The charity volunteers did lots of work, while the paid staff did sweet Fanny Adams.