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Meaning of small potatoes | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

One or more persons or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.

idiomatic, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“My paycheck is small potatoes compared to hers.”
“He no longer works for individuals, since they are small potatoes compared to his corporate clients.”
“It's small potatoes for a man-o-war to be hunting poor game, like us little fore and afters."”
“The queen may have outwitted Otto, but he’s small potatoes compared to a master opponent like the Lady of Driftmark.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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