small change
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noun
1.
coins of small denomination.
2.
someone or something insignificant or trifling: Those people are small change.
Origin:
1810–20
1810–20
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| small change | |
| —n | |
| 1. | coins, esp those of low value |
| 2. | a person or thing that is not outstanding or important |
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Small change
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Even a small change in their shape will produce botched proteins that fumble their electrons.
But even that is small change compared with the cost of the media campaign that ensues once a measure is on the ballot.
We are becoming accustomed to thinking of anything less than a trillion dollars as small change.
And even a small change could be a shocking development for a theory that has withstood so many rigorous tests.
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