three skips of a louse

English

Noun

three skips of a louse pl (plural only)

1. (idiomatic, archaic) The worth of some trifling or insignificant matter; a whit or jot of value.
   • 1719, Jonathan Swift, Mrs Frances Haris's Petition:

     ’Tis not that I value the money three skips of a louse:
     But the thing I stand upon is the credit of the house.