pocket change

pocket change (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) Synonym of small change (“coins in the pocket, ready to spend”).

   I had a bit of cash on me, but no pocket change.

2. (colloquial) Synonym of small change (“insignificant amount of money”).

   The cost of an opulent wedding is pocket change to a millionaire.

   • 1982, R.E.M., “Gardening at Night”, in Chronic Town:

     I see your money on the floor / I felt the pocket change through all