“peanut”指“花生”，但是短语“work for peanuts”是“挣得很少”的意思。

【例句】
The students had very little money, so they were willing to work for peanuts. 　　
学生们没什么钱，所以他们愿意为了微不足道的一点点小钱而工作。

Steven liked to jokingly state that he was working for peanuts. 　　
Steven喜欢开玩笑说自己挣得很少。