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41small talk — noun light informal conversation for social occasions • Syn: ↑chitchat, ↑chit chat, ↑chit chat, ↑gab, ↑gabfest, ↑gossip, ↑tittle tattle, ↑chin wag, ↑chin wag, ↑ …
42small — /smɔl / (say smawl) adjective 1. of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little. 2. slender, thin, or narrow. 3. not large, as compared with other things of the same kind. 4. not great in amount, degree, extent, duration …
43small talk — (from Idioms in Speech) conversation on subjects of little importance I sometimes wish I weren t such a dull sort of chap, Robert. I try to be bright, but I can t. I ve no small talk at all. (A. Cronin) She stood with her feet apart and her arms… …
44small potatoes — noun One or more persons or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value. My paycheck is small potatoes compared to hers. Syn: peanuts, small beer, small fry …
45small-time — {adj.}, {informal} Unimportant; minor; with little power or importance. * /He has a job as a drummer with a small time band./ * /It is a small time business, but it may grow./ Contrast: BIG TIME …
46small-time — {adj.}, {informal} Unimportant; minor; with little power or importance. * /He has a job as a drummer with a small time band./ * /It is a small time business, but it may grow./ Contrast: BIG TIME …
47Small capital letters — Capital Cap i*tal, a. [F. capital, L. capitalis capital (in senses 1 & 2), fr. caput head. See {Chief}, and cf. {Capital}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the head. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Needs must the Serpent now his capital bruise Expect with mortal …
48small beer — noun a) Beer with a low alcoholic content The income from gold plated widgets is small beer compared to the income from the standard ones. b) Something that is of relatively little importance. Syn: peanuts, small po …
49small\ fry — noun 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 …
50small-time — adj informal Unimportant; minor; with little power or importance. He has a job as a drummer with a small time band. It is a small time business, but it may grow. Contrast: big time …
