Г418
НИ ГРОША нет у кого, не дать, не получить и т. п.НИ КОПЕЙКИ (-еечки) (денег) all
collНИ КОПЬЯ
substandНИ ПОЛУШКИ (НИ АЛТЫНА)
obs,
collNP genthese forms onlysubj /
gen or
obj) (to have, give, receive
etc) no money, nothing at all
not (so much as) a kopeck (a penny, a (red) cent, a dime etc) (to one's name)
(be) without a kopeck (a penny, a dime
etc)(be) penniless(in limited contexts) (completely) cleaned (tapped) out.
For «грош», «алтын» see Г-417. «Полушка» is an old copper coin worth one fourth of a kopeck.