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small potatoes
unimportant things, insignificant matters Don't worry about a few broken dishes. They're small potatoes.
meat-and-potatoes
Idiom(s): meat-and-potatoes
Theme: BASIC
basic, sturdy, and hearty. (Often refers to a robust person, usually a man, with simple tastes in food and other things. Fixed order.)
• Fred was your meat-and-potatoes kind of guy. No creamy sauces for him.
• There is no point in trying to cook up something special for the Wilsons. They are strictly meat-and-potatoes.
Meat and potatoes
The meat and potatoes is the most important part of something. A meat and potatoes person is someone who prefers plain things to fancy ones.