no small matter
noun
: something that is difficult or problematic : something to be taken seriously
Getting the money to finance a project like this is no small matter.
Losing one's job is no small matter.
Examples of no small matter in a Sentence
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Taking down your curtains to wash them is no small matter, which is why many people only do it once a year.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Indeed Hinderstein says, preparing for a nuclear test is no small matter.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Dog bites are no small matter in India, which according to the World Health Organization accounts for nearly a third of the world’s rabies deaths — between 18,000 and 20,000 per year, compared with fewer than 10 in the United States.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
But even the threat to revoke a license is no small matter.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
This is no small matter: NFHS currently has 51 member associations (including Washington, D.C.), and its rules are used for competition in at least some sports across all affiliated states.
—Aaron S. Marks, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
Miami’s match against first-place FC Cincinnati on Saturday is no small matter, either.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 24 July 2025
The return of the red mats For the All Valley board of directors, mat color was no small matter.
—EW.com, 16 June 2025
The potential for charges against Democrats engaging with law enforcement is no small matter.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 15 June 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Indeed Hinderstein says, preparing for a nuclear test is no small matter.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Dog bites are no small matter in India, which according to the World Health Organization accounts for nearly a third of the world’s rabies deaths — between 18,000 and 20,000 per year, compared with fewer than 10 in the United States.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
But even the threat to revoke a license is no small matter.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
This is no small matter: NFHS currently has 51 member associations (including Washington, D.C.), and its rules are used for competition in at least some sports across all affiliated states.
—Aaron S. Marks, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
Miami’s match against first-place FC Cincinnati on Saturday is no small matter, either.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 24 July 2025
The return of the red mats For the All Valley board of directors, mat color was no small matter.
—EW.com, 16 June 2025
The potential for charges against Democrats engaging with law enforcement is no small matter.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 15 June 2025
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“No small matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20small%20matter. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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