small fry

1. One or more small or immature fish.

   малёкmaljók, мелюзга́meljuzgá, ме́лкая рыбёшкаmélkaja rybjóška

   someone who is small and insignificant

2. (informal)One or more children.

   детвора́detvorá, мелюзга́meljuzgá, ме́лочьméločʹ

3. (idiomatic)One or more relatively small and insignificant individuals or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.

   The police did not arrest the drug dealer since he was a small fry compared to his boss.

   These slot machines are just the small fry. The big games are in the back room.

   kleine Fische

   ме́лочьméločʹ, ме́лкая со́шкаmélkaja sóška, ме́лкая рыбёшкаmélkaja rybjóška

1. Cut the onion into small pieces and fry the meat.

   deSchneide die Zwiebel in kleine Stücke und brate das Fleisch.

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2. Get out of the way, I don't play against small fry.

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3. Hook me up with two apple pies and a small fries.

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4. Don't go acting like a big shot when you're just a small fry.

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5. He knew he was a small fry, but he had big dreams nonetheless.

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