small potato
Hardly worth mentioning
Small potato, usually in the plural small potatoes, refers to something or someone insignificant or unimportant: That's small potatoes compared to what we're dealing with now.
The phrase dismisses a matter as trivial or a person as inconsequential: He thinks he's a big deal, but he's small potatoes in this industry.
- spudPotato, colloquially
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
- trivialityUnimportant small matter
- insignificanceLack of consequence or weight
- no big dealInconsequential matter
drop in the bucket · skin · round · humble · diminutive · inconsequential · nobody · root · modest · peanuts · overlooked · marginal · lightweight · underdog · back burner · bit player · bit part · second fiddle
small potatobig shot
Influential, powerful person
VIP · big cheese · somebody · heavyweight · big wheel
small potatomagnate
Wealthy business leader
captain of industry · big shot · powerhouse · power broker · kingmaker
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