make (one) feel small Idiom, Proverb

big fish in a small pond

an important person in a small place He wasn

small fry

someone or something of little importance, young children The police are trying to find some of the major criminals in the drug trade. They are not interested in the small fry.

small potatoes

unimportant things, insignificant matters Don't worry about a few broken dishes. They're small potatoes.

small talk

talk about unimportant topics - the weather etc. Winnie is good at making small talk with strangers.

so small you could barely swing a cat

very small room, narrow room The bedroom was so small you could barely swing a cat in it.

so small you had to back out to change your mind

very small, tiny, as small as a phone booth I've seen small apartments, but this one was so small you had back out to change your mind.

the room is so small you have to go outside turn a

"the room is very small; so small you could barely swing a cat" It's not a large apartment. The bathroom is so small I have to to go outside to turn around.

small-time

Idiom(s): small-time

Theme: AMOUNT - SMALL

small; on a small scale. (Informal.)
• Our business is small-time just now, but it's growing.
• He's a smalltime crook.

small print

Idiom(s): small print

Theme: LEGAL

the part of a document that is not easily noticed, often because of the smallness of the print, and that often contains important information.
• You should have read the small print before signing the contract.
• You should always read the small print in an insurance policy.

small hours of the night

Idiom(s): small hours (of the night) AND wee hours (of the night)

Theme: TIME

the hours immediately after midnight.
• The dance went on into the small hours of the night.
• Jim goes to bed in the wee hours and gets up at lunchtime.

make (one) feel small

To accomplish one feel insignificant, unimportant, or unintelligent. I consistently abhorred the way she fabricated me feel baby while we were married. The abecedary had a awful addiction of authoritative his acceptance feel actual baby if they gave an incorrect acknowledgment in class.Learn more: feel, make, small

make addition feel small

If addition makes you feel small, they advisedly say or do article which makes you feel stupid, abnormally in advanced of added people. I acquainted she was aggravating to accomplish me feel baby because that's the alone way she knew to accomplish herself feel better. When your accouchement misbehave, acquaint them after authoritative them feel small.Learn more: feel, make, small, someone

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