small potato
noun
: one that is of trivial importance or worth
—usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction
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Of course, a packed Little Caesars Arena is no small potatoes, and would be a point of pride for an artist in most circumstances.
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Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2020
But that was small potatoes, though, according to campaign finance reports published Tuesday on the Texas Ethics Commission’s website.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2020
That’s small potatoes compared to PayPal overall, which reported $723 million in net income for the quarter, exceeding analysts’ expectations.
—Matthew De Silva, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2019
Considering that there are only 62 Chipotle location’s in all of Massachusetts, 50 of them being in violation of child labor laws is no small potatoes problem.
—Elly Belle, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2020
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Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2020
But that was small potatoes, though, according to campaign finance reports published Tuesday on the Texas Ethics Commission’s website.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2020
That’s small potatoes compared to PayPal overall, which reported $723 million in net income for the quarter, exceeding analysts’ expectations.
—Matthew De Silva, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2019
Considering that there are only 62 Chipotle location’s in all of Massachusetts, 50 of them being in violation of child labor laws is no small potatoes problem.
—Elly Belle, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2020
See All Example Sentences for small potato
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“Small potato.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20potato. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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