small potatoes
Example Sentences
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That’s small potatoes compared with founder Elon Musk’s stake.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
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
“It is not small potatoes, it is not this small, incremental change in the way that the world works,” he said, stabbing the tip of his pencil into his notebook.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 25, 2023
She shifted a can of pears, a shriveled carrot, and two small potatoes to one side.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
