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small potatoes

NOUN
trivia
Synonyms
WEAK
fiddle-faddle fine points frippery frivolity froth memorabilia minutia minutiae nonsense small change trifle trifles trivialities triviality

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Then, in the end, on the other side of this, you decide how you deal with the small potatoes.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026

As for Walmart and Apple, yes, the former sells Apple products, but that distribution channel is small potatoes compared with Apple’s own digital and physical stores and mobile carriers.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

In some ways, it’s small potatoes compared to what’s happening now.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

Too many small potatoes were swept up in the indictment.

From Salon • May 15, 2024

I think it must be the god of small potatoes.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver