small fry

/'smɔ:l'frai/
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small fry

A child proudly shows off the small fry they caught in a stream.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A young person, especially a child: "Small fry" can refer to a young person of either sex, often implying youth or immaturity.
    • Someone or something considered insignificant or unimportant: "Small fry" also denotes a person or thing of little importance, influence, or power.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The playground was full of small fry running around. (The playground was full of young children running around.)
    • In the corporate world, he was still considered small fry. (In the corporate world, he was still considered an unimportant person.)
    • The police are after the big criminals, not the small fry. (The police are after the major criminals, not the insignificant ones.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to be small fry": to be an unimportant or minor person or thing within a larger context.
    • Compared to the multinational corporations, our company is just small fry. (Compared to the multinational corporations, our company is just insignificant.)
  • Used collectively to refer to a group of unimportant people or things.
    • The investigation focused on the leaders, ignoring the small fry. (The investigation focused on the leaders, ignoring the minor participants.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Tiddler (noun, chiefly British): a small child or a small fish; a synonym for a young child in this context.
    • The tiddlers were playing in the sandpit. (The small children were playing in the sandpit.)
  • Minor (noun/adjective): a person under legal age or something of lesser importance.
  • Lightweight (noun, informal): a person of little importance or influence.
Synonyms
  • Child: a young human being.
  • Youngster: a young person.
  • Nobody: an unimportant person.
  • Nonentity: an unimportant person or thing.
Related Phrases
  • Small potatoes (idiom, informal): someone or something insignificant.
    • Don't worry about his criticism; he's small potatoes. (Don't worry about his criticism; he's an insignificant person.)
Related Idioms
  • "Don't sweat the small fry": A variation of "Don't sweat the small stuff," advising not to worry about trivial or insignificant matters.
    • We have bigger problems to solve, so don't sweat the small fry. (We have bigger problems to solve, so don't worry about the insignificant details.)
small fry

A child proudly shows off the small fry they caught in a stream.

Noun
  1. a young person of either sex
    • she writes books for children
    • they're just kids
    • `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
  2. someone who is small and insignificant

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