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单词 small fry
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uncountable noun
Small fry is used to refer to someone or something that is considered to be unimportant.
What they owe to the tax people is small fry compared to the overall £1.2 milliondebt.
It's the small fry who are usually the last to get paid.

small fry in British English

plural noun
1. 
people or things regarded as unimportant
2. 
young children
3. 
young or small fishes

small fry in American English

1.  US
children
2.  US
people or things regarded as insignificant
▶ USAGE: Sometimes used in sing.

Examples of 'small fry' in a sentence
small fry

And indeed, the handful who had been convicted, who had gone to jail for more than token terms, had been small fry, very minor fish indeed.
Kippax, Frank THE SCAR (1974)
He was very small fry compared to some that fouled and then fled your nest.
Forbes, Bryan A SONG AT TWILIGHT (1974)
The small fry just rent what they need as and when they need it.
Taylor, Andy TOY SHOP (1974)
This fish eats that fish eats small fry eat ciliates eat bacteria and round you go.
Ursula K. Le Guin THE DISPOSSESSED (1974)
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