1. Ý Nghĩa
Small potatoes: chuyện tầm thường, không đáng để bàn, không quan trọng. Từ ‘small potatoes’ dựa trên sự so sánh với khoai tây ngoài thực tế, thường có kích thước nhỏ và có thể được coi là có ít quan trọng hoặc giá trị thấp hơn so với các đồ vật hay các vấn đề lớn hơn, có tầm quan trọng nhiều hơn.
2. Ví dụ/Examples
Traffic jams are annoying, but they are small potatoes compared to the lovely vacation we’re going to have.
They may have tried to undermine me with their rumors, but I won’t allow them to have an impact on me. It’s just small potatoes in the end.
Our long-term objectives are so big that this financial setback is small potatoes in comparison. We’ll bounce back quickly.
Avoid focusing on the small error you made. In the greater scheme of things, it is just small potatoes.
Sure, I made a minor mistake, but it’s small potatoes as opposed to the successes and advancements I’ve had.
My cat believes she’s a fierce hunter, but in the realm of feline triumphs, catching a tiny bug is merely small potatoes.
That humiliating moment you thought you’d never get over? Trust me, in a year, it’ll be small potatoes. You’ll be too occupied making awkward new situations!
