small time

1. adjective Of only minor or modest importance, achievement, or influence. Hyphenated if used before a noun. I'm only small time, so the IRS doesn't give me too much grief. There are a lot of small-time actors here, but a few are really big deals.

2. noun A level minor or modest importance, achievement, or influence. This is your chance to bring your business out of the small time and find some real success.

small time

A modest or minor level of achievement, as in Her success took her out of the small time to prime-time television. This expression was originally used in vaudeville for second-rate theaters and productions. [Early 1900s] Also see big time, def. 2.

small-time

mod. insignificant; petty. Bart was involved in a lot of small-time crime when he was twelve.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

dooper
duper
double or nothing
a round robin
round robin
eleventh hour
heads I win, tails you lose
bleeding edge
black market
a light touch

References in periodicals archive

This means that small time dealers would not be sent to prison but would get community orders and the Sentencing Council also want to lay off "introducers" - those who prey on children by selling cheap drugs to get them hooked.

Far too lenient; Your say

Kanpur, January 31 (ANI): Many small time investors are faced with uncertainty as they try and cope with the losses incurred by them in the stock market due to financial fraud in IT service provider the Satyam.

Satyam scandal leaves small investors nursing their losses

"Web Marketing for Small Businesses: 7 Steps to Explosive Business Growth" is a guide for small time entrepreneurs who seek to use the internet to turn their companies around.

Web Marketing for Small Businesses

BRITISH mercenary Simon Mann begged for mercy yesterday, saying he was only a small time player in the Equatorial Guinea coup plot.

SAS MAN PLEA; MERCENARY

STUNNING Cameron Diaz made a Hollywood big name look small time when she swapped Justin for Dustin.

It's Dustin half-man

It's been used as a text in over 100 schools, and has been adopted by four book clubs--and it's in it's 30th updated editing, making Small Time Operator: How To Start Your Own Business, Keep Your Books, Pay Your Taxes, And Stay Out Of Trouble something of an exception in the world of business books, which tends to be ever-changing.

Small Time Operator

The move, which would allow police to target small time criminals, is part of a Government initiative to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour to make communities safer.

LEGAL MATTERS : Criminals face having surplus cash seized

"The Signal Analysis PICtail Daughter Board and BFMP allow users to get up and running with a very small time and financial investment."

Microchip Technology announces two new entry-level development tools

He said: 'Our signings so far show we are not small time. Julian Speroni was rated the best keeper in the Scottish Premier League.

FOOTBALL: Julian will keep us up

Now in its 26th edition, with over 600,000 copies in print, Small Time Operator is "the most successful books of its kind ever printed," in the words of Nolo Law Books.

Small time operator: how to start your own business, keep your books, pay your taxes and stay out of trouble!

What began as small time political corruption, which is rampant, in this country, has become a national object lesson on integrity, and it's not clear to me that people much care.

From daycare to Parliment

Tomorrow you can see Small Time Crooks (PG) at 4pm and 7pm.

Enjoy a free screening of Small Time Crooks at Cineworld

"They used threats and violence to get at the small time pushers to get them to work for them.

Thugs beat up teenagers who say 'no' to their drugs

I WAS appalled to see the negative reviews given to Small Time Crooks by your two young film reviewers.

Readers Letter: Poignant film

As Woody Allen and Tracy Ullman discover in Allen's latest film, Small Time Crooks, becoming a millionaire may not be all it's cracked up to be.

Who wants to be a millionaire?

词组	small time
释义	small time small time 1. adjective Of only minor or modest importance, achievement, or influence. Hyphenated if used before a noun. I'm only small time, so the IRS doesn't give me too much grief. There are a lot of small-time actors here, but a few are really big deals. 2. noun A level minor or modest importance, achievement, or influence. This is your chance to bring your business out of the small time and find some real success. See also: small, time Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. small time A modest or minor level of achievement, as in Her success took her out of the small time to prime-time television. This expression was originally used in vaudeville for second-rate theaters and productions. [Early 1900s] Also see big time, def. 2. See also: small, time The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. small-time mod. insignificant; petty. Bart was involved in a lot of small-time crime when he was twelve. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: dooper duper double or nothing a round robin round robin eleventh hour heads I win, tails you lose bleeding edge black market a light touch References in periodicals archive This means that small time dealers would not be sent to prison but would get community orders and the Sentencing Council also want to lay off "introducers" - those who prey on children by selling cheap drugs to get them hooked. Far too lenient; Your say Kanpur, January 31 (ANI): Many small time investors are faced with uncertainty as they try and cope with the losses incurred by them in the stock market due to financial fraud in IT service provider the Satyam. Satyam scandal leaves small investors nursing their losses "Web Marketing for Small Businesses: 7 Steps to Explosive Business Growth" is a guide for small time entrepreneurs who seek to use the internet to turn their companies around. Web Marketing for Small Businesses BRITISH mercenary Simon Mann begged for mercy yesterday, saying he was only a small time player in the Equatorial Guinea coup plot. SAS MAN PLEA; MERCENARY STUNNING Cameron Diaz made a Hollywood big name look small time when she swapped Justin for Dustin. It's Dustin half-man It's been used as a text in over 100 schools, and has been adopted by four book clubs--and it's in it's 30th updated editing, making Small Time Operator: How To Start Your Own Business, Keep Your Books, Pay Your Taxes, And Stay Out Of Trouble something of an exception in the world of business books, which tends to be ever-changing. Small Time Operator The move, which would allow police to target small time criminals, is part of a Government initiative to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour to make communities safer. LEGAL MATTERS : Criminals face having surplus cash seized "The Signal Analysis PICtail Daughter Board and BFMP allow users to get up and running with a very small time and financial investment." Microchip Technology announces two new entry-level development tools He said: 'Our signings so far show we are not small time. Julian Speroni was rated the best keeper in the Scottish Premier League. FOOTBALL: Julian will keep us up Now in its 26th edition, with over 600,000 copies in print, Small Time Operator is "the most successful books of its kind ever printed," in the words of Nolo Law Books. Small time operator: how to start your own business, keep your books, pay your taxes and stay out of trouble! What began as small time political corruption, which is rampant, in this country, has become a national object lesson on integrity, and it's not clear to me that people much care. From daycare to Parliment Tomorrow you can see Small Time Crooks (PG) at 4pm and 7pm. Enjoy a free screening of Small Time Crooks at Cineworld "They used threats and violence to get at the small time pushers to get them to work for them. Thugs beat up teenagers who say 'no' to their drugs I WAS appalled to see the negative reviews given to Small Time Crooks by your two young film reviewers. Readers Letter: Poignant film As Woody Allen and Tracy Ullman discover in Allen's latest film, Small Time Crooks, becoming a millionaire may not be all it's cracked up to be. Who wants to be a millionaire?
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