Translations for „small potatoes“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

small potatoes N

small potatoes

[用作单或复]小人物 xiǎo rénwù

Usage examples with small potatoes

small potatoes [or a small potato] inf Am

小人物 xiǎo rénwù

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English

The incident which was also small potatoes, but very memorable personified the conflict between craft and industrial organizing.

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Authorities believe that the passport fraud case connected with this incident is small potatoes compared with what's going on in the rest of the country.

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That's still small potatoes compared to other designers who work with million-dollar budgets.

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That's small potatoes compared to the feelings of uncertainty that clouded the second half of his 2011 season not to mention the entire off-season.

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And worse, numerous studies have shown that individual-scale efficiency interventions are small potatoes on a percentage basis.

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That money, however, is small potatoes compared to some of the awards that have been made.

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For those who worry about privacy, though, all of this information is small potatoes.

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This story may seem like small potatoes, only affecting a limited demographic.

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I worry that we cry over small potatoes while the big ones rot.

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Compared to the size of the problem those contracts are small potatoes.

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