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| 词汇 | small time |
| 释义 | small time1. 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 timeA 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. |
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