small fry

• Termo informal que designa alguém ou algo sem importância, insignificante ou de pouco valor, usado frequentemente para se referir a uma pessoa de baixo status ou a um problema trivial.

An informal term referring to someone or something that is insignificant, unimportant, or of little consequence, often used to describe a person of low rank or a minor issue.

1. Unimportant person or thingB2informal

   A person or thing considered insignificant or of little importance.

   João-ninguém

   • The police arrested the small fry, but the real criminals got away.
   • In the world of big business, he was just small fry.
   • Don't worry about those small fry; focus on the main issue.

2. B1informal

   Used to refer to young children, often in a playful or dismissive way.

   Crianças pequenas

   • The party is for adults only, no small fry allowed.
   • She took the small fry to the park for a picnic.
   • The small fry were playing in the garden while the adults talked.