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small potatoes

 
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–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  
pl.n.   Informal

  1. A person or thing regarded as unimportant.

  2. An insignificant amount or sum.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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small potatoes

  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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