small potato
noun
: one that is of trivial importance or worth
—usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction
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Most of the plates – from the small potato pittas to a showstopper slab of Dorset lamb – are made for sharing, and bear the charred, smoky marks of the flame.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026
This welcome addition to the forest floor in April grows from an underground tuber or corm, which looks like a very small potato.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Of course, a packed Little Caesars Arena is no small potatoes, and would be a point of pride for an artist in most circumstances.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2020
But that was small potatoes, though, according to campaign finance reports published Tuesday on the Texas Ethics Commission’s website.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2020
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026
This welcome addition to the forest floor in April grows from an underground tuber or corm, which looks like a very small potato.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Of course, a packed Little Caesars Arena is no small potatoes, and would be a point of pride for an artist in most circumstances.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2020
But that was small potatoes, though, according to campaign finance reports published Tuesday on the Texas Ethics Commission’s website.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2020
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“Small potato.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20potato. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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