small potatoes | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)One or more persons or things of relatively littleconsequence,importance, orvalue.My paycheck issmall potatoescompared to hers.He no longer works for individuals, since they aresmall potatoescompared to his corporate clients.1855,Thomas Chandler Haliburton, “Unlocking a Woman's Heart”, inNature and Human Nature‎[1], volume 1, page38:It'ssmall potatoesfor a man-o-war to be hunting poor game, like us little fore and afters."2022October 16, Jenna Scherer, “An enticingHouse Of The Dragoncrowns Westeros' new ruler”, inAV Club‎[2]:The queen may have outwitted Otto, but he’ssmall potatoescompared to a master opponent like the Lady of Driftmark.

Examples:

EN: I can provide crabs prepared in the French fashion, small potatoes cooked in their skins, fresh green salad, bottle of wine, and strawberries, the first of the season.
ES: He preparado unos centollos al estilo francés. He cocido unas patatas con su piel. Una buena ensalada verde, una botella de vino y fresas.
EN: Is no small potatoes.
ES: No es ninguna tontería.
EN: He began to feel that I was sort of small potatoes and holding him back.
ES: Comenzó a sentir que yo era como una papa pequeña que estaba deteniéndolo.
EN: I'm afraid I even have a weakness for small potatoes.
ES: Me temo que tengo una debilidad por las patatas pequeñas.
EN: Grant had a bad case of the mountains and I became stubborn about small potatoes, and she stepped into the picture as the beautiful mountain guide.
ES: Grant tenía un caso malo de las montañas y me puse terca sobre las patatas pequeñas, y ella caminó como una guía montañesa bonita.
EN: $25,000, small potatoes.
ES: 25.000 $, poca cosa.
EN: ♪ And then it isn't small potatoes. ♪
ES: Y no es insignificante
EN: Look, Marshal, you don't want us. We're small potatoes.
ES: Oiga, comisario, no le haga caso, nosotros somos poca cosa.
EN: A divorce is small potatoes.
ES: Un divorcio son migajas.
EN: But I'm small potatoes compared to John.
ES: Pero yo no soy nada comparado con John.
EN: You don't like to be small potatoes.
ES: No te gusta ser insignificante.
EN: It don't pay none to risk getting caught over small potatoes.
ES: No vale la pena arriesgarse a ser atrapado robando papas pequeñas.
EN: Strictly small potatoes.
ES: Sólo personas insignificantes.
EN: He's small potatoes.
ES: Es insignificante.
EN: These are only small potatoes
ES: - Son un entretenimiento.

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