small potatoes

Example Sentences

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“There’s a little bit of perception from America that curling is small potatoes. And it probably is compared to the big four sports,” said Marc Kennedy, a world and Olympic champion from Canada who will be competing in his fourth Olympics in Italy.

From Los Angeles Times

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