small potatoes

Example Sentences

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As for Walmart and Apple, yes, the former sells Apple products, but that distribution channel is small potatoes compared with Apple’s own digital and physical stores and mobile carriers.

From Barron's

That might sound like small potatoes, but it really is big bucks.

From Barron's

At the end of the day, some might see all these matters I’ve raised as small potatoes.

From Slate

In some ways, it’s small potatoes compared to what’s happening now.

From Los Angeles Times

Representing Carrasco pro bono, he soon realized that she “was small potatoes” to prosecutors in their zeal to nail Enamorado.

From Los Angeles Times