Meanings
How to pronounce "small fry":
AU
One or more small or immature fish.
One or more children.
One or more relatively small and insignificant persons or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value. Synonyms: small potatoes, minnow, nobody, no one
Example: "The police did not arrest the drug dealer since he was small fry compared to his boss."
Example: "These slot machines are just the small fry. The big games are in the back room."
Example Sentences
1
He was only a small fry in the company, so his ideas were often ignored.
2
The players in the minor leagues may be small fry now, but some of them could become stars in the future.
3
I don't want to waste my time dealing with small fry, I'm going after big clients.
4
The detectives focused on the small fry first before catching the big fish.
5
My brother is always involved in small fry business ventures that never amount to anything.
