Definition of "small fry" []

• Small children. (noun)
• Young or small fish. (noun)
• Persons or things regarded as unimportant. (noun)

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• "I could show Woodvale how to use our small fry against enemy ships-of-the-line and frigates … like hornets harrying a herd of bulls!"
• "What with the strong, far-leaping fish, and the agile, acrobatic birds, the existence of the small fry is one of perplexity and terror."
• "This Lukos may be small fry in Knossos, for all his airs."