small potatoesnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌsmɔːl pəˈteɪ.təʊz//ˌsmɑːl pəˈteɪ.t̬oʊz/US UK small beer informalsomething that does not seem important when compared to something else:
The insurance premium is small potatoes compared to what we'd have to pay if the house burned down.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Things of little importance
- bagatelle
- factoid
- footnote
- formality
- periphery
- poor
- poor relation idiom
- slush
- small beer
- small fry
- sop
- sundries
- technicality
- trifle
- trivia
- triviality