small potatoes
noun[plural]
USinformaluk/ˌsmɔːl pəˈteɪ.təʊz/us/ˌsmɑːl pəˈteɪ.t̬oʊz/(UKsmall beer)something that does notseemimportantwhencomparedto somethingelse:
无足轻重的事物Theinsurancepremiumissmallpotatoescomparedto what we'd have topayif thehouseburneddown.同房子万一被烧毁时我们的损失相比,保险金就微不足道了。
Things of little importance
- bagatelle
- factoid
- footnote
- formality
- periphery
- poor
- poor relationidiom
- slush
- small beer
- small fry
- sop
- sundries
- technicality
- trifle
- trivia
- triviality