smell of an oily rag

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n.
  1. 1.

    A very small amount, or the absolute minimum (usually of money).

    澳大利亚 新西兰 习语

    We have found them in the remote corners of Asia Minor, sans souliers, sans culottes, often in rags, living on the smell of an oily rag or a raw onion, trying their best to preserve order where their own miserable officials have brought shame and disgrace upon their tarnished colours.

    Full of bog, goes anywhere you want to go, don't pay for insurance, runs on the smell of an oily rag.