small thing
Synonyms
Examples
Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.
If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?
When I was a kid I joined the circus. I did that. It is true. But it's not like you think. There was a guy, he had his own circus. His name was Carol Jacobs and he owned it. It was a small thing.
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
It's a small thing that outlives a man.
How small a thing outlives a man. Cf. the Scottish: It is a small thing that does not outlive a man.