“a small”

The following 3 entries include the term a small.

a big fish in a small pond

noun phrase

: a person who is very well known or important in a small group of people but who is not known or important outside that group

(it's a) small world

idiom

used to show surprise when one meets someone one knows at an unexpected place or finds out that one shares a friend, acquaintance, etc., with another person

in a small way

idiom

: to a small extent or degree


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