the least of

idiom

: something of the lowest importance, strength, value, etc.

That's the least of my worries/problems.

We had many things to consider, not the least of which was the safety of our children.

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Translation was, then, much riskier than today: a bad review would be the least of a translator’s worries. —

Max Norman, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024 The Ravens will have decisions to make at returner and with their coverage units, but their kicking battery is the least of their concerns. —

Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024 If another dino-killing asteroid struck Earth tomorrow, its immediate impact would be the least of our worries; famine would multiply the death toll many times over as dust clouds deprived crops of sunlight. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024 Freezing temperatures were the least of Rothwell’s concerns. —

Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the least of

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