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| Russian | English |
| денег у меня кот наплакал | I have practically no money |
| денег у нас – кот наплакал | we have no money to speak of |
| кот наплакал | enough to swear by |
| кот наплакал | smidgen (a mere smidgen of black caviar from a dainty little mother-of-pearl spoon VLZ_58) |
| "кот наплакал" | chicken feed |
| кот наплакал | it's slim pickings |
| кот наплакал | as scarce as hen's teeth |
| кот наплакал | not enough to swear by |
| кот наплакал | very little |