Small Fry Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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small fry What does small fry mean?	someone or something of little importance, young children	The police are trying to find the major criminals in the drug trade. They are not interested in the small fry.
small fry What does small fry mean?	unimportant people, children (small fry are young newly-hatched fish)	The police were only able to catch some of the small fry in the organized crime gang.
small fry What does small fry mean?	unimportant people, children (small fry are young newly-hatched fish)	The police were only able to catch some of the small fry in the organized crime gang.
small fry What does small fry mean?	someone or something of little importance, young children	The police are trying to catch the major criminals in the gang. They are not interested in the small fry.
	Some Random Idioms
slip one`s mind What does "slip one`s mind" mean?	to be forgotten	"I am very sorry that I did not meet you last night but our appointment slipped my mind."

take minutes What does "take minutes" mean?	to write down the proceedings of a meeting	I usually take minutes at the monthly club meetings.
sack out What does "sack out" mean?	go to bed; get in bed; go to sleep
drive up (a price) What does "drive up (a price)" mean?	to make the price of something increase	The cold weather is driving up the price of heating oil.
be off to a bad start What does "be off to a bad start" mean?	to start something under bad circumstances	The production of the play was off to a bad start when the lights did not work.
rich in (something) What does "rich in (something)" mean?	to have valuable resources/characteristics/traditions/history	Many vegetables are rich in important vitamins.
keep one's finger's crossed What does "keep one's finger's crossed" mean?	to wish for good luck	"I will keep my fingers crossed that you are able to get the new job that you have applied for."

fraught with danger What does "fraught with danger" mean?	to be full of something dangerous and unpleasant	The mountain adventure was fraught with danger.
bite one's nails What does "bite one's nails" mean?	to be nervous or anxious about something	The children were biting their nails as they waited for the results of the test.
goofball What does "goofball" mean?	foolish or silly person who wastes time.	You're such a goofball. You'll never amount to anything.
smokin' What does "smokin'" mean?	excellent; very hot

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Small Fry Idiom