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  • 21Small wares — Small Small (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}; superl. {Smallest}.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr.… …

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  • 22small fry — {n.} 1. Young children. * /In the park, a sandbox is provided for the small fry./ 2. Something or someone of little importance. * /Large dairies ignore the competition from the small fry who make only a few hundred pounds of cheese a year./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 23small fry — {n.} 1. Young children. * /In the park, a sandbox is provided for the small fry./ 2. Something or someone of little importance. * /Large dairies ignore the competition from the small fry who make only a few hundred pounds of cheese a year./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 24Small is beautiful — Small Is Beautiful: A Study Of Economics As If People Mattered[1] est une collection d essais de l économiste britannique Ernst Friedrich Schumacher éditée en français par Contretemps / Le Seuil sous le titre Small Is Beautiful une société à la… …

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  • 25Small finds — is an archaeological term for artifacts discovered on excavations which are somewhat special compared with the common finds for that type site or type phase on multi phasic sites. The special nature of the find is dictated by research agendas and …

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  • 26small-time — small′ time′ adj. having little or no importance or influence: a small time politician[/ex] • Etymology: 1910–15 small′ tim′er, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27small-time — small timer, n. /smawl tuym /, adj. of modest or insignificant size, importance, or influence: a small time politician. [1910 15] * * * …

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  • 28small beer — n. 1. [Brit. Archaic] weak or inferior beer 2. Informal a person or thing of little importance …

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  • 29small change — n. 1. coins, esp. those of low denomination 2. something of little value or importance …

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  • 30small-time — ☆ small time [smôltīm΄ ] adj. Informal of little importance or significance; minor or petty …

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