small potatoes

noun Informal.
a person or thing of little significance, importance, or value: His salary was small potatoes for an executive of his ability.

Origin:
1825–35

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small potatoes
 
n
informal chiefly (US), (Canadian) someone or something of little significance or value, esp a small amount of money

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Small potatoes is always a great word to know.
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small potatoes definition


  1. n.
    something or someone insignificant. : This contract is small potatoes, but it keeps us in business till we get into the real money.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
The investment needed to provide environmentally sustainable development, as
  it's called, is small potatoes by comparison.
When it comes to providing an alternative source of oil, pig manure ain't no
  small potatoes.
If desired, serve with small potatoes or egg noodles that have been tossed with
  butter and parsley.
In people's minds the government is the means for making business, everything
  else is a small potatoes gathered for the fun of it.
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