no small matter
noun
: something that is difficult or problematic : something to be taken seriously
Getting the money to finance a project like this is no small matter.
Losing one's job is no small matter.
Examples of no small matter in a Sentence
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Toilet paper is no small matter, especially for Americans.
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Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Georgia has a high rating for safety from the U.S. State Department, and in the post-Soviet bloc countries, safety is no small matter.
—Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
An attack by the head of the Medieval Academy was no small matter.
—Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
That’s no small matter, since the sisters will soon be at two different addresses.
—Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024
Wahba points out that membership fees are no small matter to a company like Costco.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 July 2024
But Poor Things’ box office victory is no small matter, and is boost for Searchlight as David Greenbaum, the specialty studio’s president, takes over Sean Bailey’s old job running Disney’s live-action studio.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2024
That Washington agreed to this $23 billion arms deal is no small matter.
—Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
This is no small matter for the United States, or Japan or Europe for that matter.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 17 July 2023
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Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Georgia has a high rating for safety from the U.S. State Department, and in the post-Soviet bloc countries, safety is no small matter.
—Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
An attack by the head of the Medieval Academy was no small matter.
—Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
That’s no small matter, since the sisters will soon be at two different addresses.
—Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024
Wahba points out that membership fees are no small matter to a company like Costco.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 July 2024
But Poor Things’ box office victory is no small matter, and is boost for Searchlight as David Greenbaum, the specialty studio’s president, takes over Sean Bailey’s old job running Disney’s live-action studio.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2024
That Washington agreed to this $23 billion arms deal is no small matter.
—Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
This is no small matter for the United States, or Japan or Europe for that matter.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 17 July 2023
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“No small matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20small%20matter. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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