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something such as a problem,
argument, or worry that is
petty is small and unimportant,
although it may seem more se
rious to the people who are
involved.
The problems at the office
seemed so petty when she was
lying in the sun on a Mediter
ranean beach.
so small and unimportant as
to be not worth worrying about.
I’m sorry to trouble you with
such a trivial problem.
you say something is no big deal
or not a big deal when you do
not think it’s very important
or worrying, even though other
people seem to think that it is.
He’s seventeen years older than
me, but that’s no big deal.
you say it doesn’t matter when
you think that a problem or un
satisfactory situation is not re
ally important because it’s un
likely to cause much difficul
ty or be inconvenient.“Look
we’ve missed the bus!” “It
doesn’t matter, we’ve plenty
of time.”
petty
trivial
no big deal
it doesn’t matter
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