to think small potatoes of it
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To think very little of it, to account it of very slight worth, or importance.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to think small potatoes of it” mean?
To think very little of it, to account it of very slight worth, or importance.
Is “to think small potatoes of it” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.