not a red cent
US informal
这个习语指的是一分钱都没有,完全没钱。如果与worth连用,就是指“不值一文”。
no money at all
一钱不值,分文不值
It turns out his paintings aren't worth a red cent.
结果证明他的画作分文不值。
She offered me a ring in exchange but it wasn't worth a red cent.
她给了我一枚戒指作为交换, 但那是不值钱的玩意。