if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
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used to imply that if one offers low wages, one is likely to attract and retain workers who are of lower quality, have less experience, or are less motivated to do their job well
Dialect
British
Britishことわざ
例
The software company was having trouble finding developers who could write quality code, but they were only offering salaries that were well below market rates. If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
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