mom-and-pop

mom-and-pop

Describing to a small business, typically one owned and operated by a family. Let me know if we run out of milk—I'll just run down to the mom-and-pop shop on the corner. If Tall Mart moves into this area, it will seriously threaten all the mom-and-pop stores around here.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • mom-and-pop shop
  • mom-and-pop store
  • have (one) on the run
  • have someone on the run
  • run over to
  • run over to (someone or something)
  • run about
  • (I've) got to run
  • got to run
  • run around