the little/small matter of something

spokenREMIND/MAKE somebody REMEMBER something that is not important or not difficult – used when you really think something is important or difficult 某事这一小事〔当你认为某事重要或难办时所说的反语〕

He seemed unworried by the small matter of the war that was in progress.

战争还在进行，可他好像对这种小事毫不担心。

There’s the small matter of tonight’s game if we are to reach the finals.

我们若要进入决赛，还有今晚这场小小的比赛。

Examples from the Corpus

the little/small matter of something• What about the small matter of the rest of the season?• There's also the little matter of thirty-three shroud lines loops!• His manifesto, of course, concerns the small matter of his life.• There remains, as ever, the little matter of finance.• On a good day, the building would be almost entirely rented-apart from the small matter of signing the contract.• But first there's the small matter of a semi-final clash that has split the household down the middle.• This operation was tricky because there was the little matter of taking off my trousers and putting on my shorts.• Then there was the small matter of my physical fitness.

→ the little/small matter of something at matter1(23)

单词	the little/small matter of something
释义	the little/small matter of something the little/small matter of something spokenREMIND/MAKE somebody REMEMBER something that is not important or not difficult – used when you really think something is important or difficult 某事这一小事〔当你认为某事重要或难办时所说的反语〕 He seemed unworried by the small matter of the war that was in progress. 战争还在进行，可他好像对这种小事毫不担心。 There’s the small matter of tonight’s game if we are to reach the finals. 我们若要进入决赛，还有今晚这场小小的比赛。 Examples from the Corpus the little/small matter of something• What about the small matter of the rest of the season?• There's also the little matter of thirty-three shroud lines loops!• His manifesto, of course, concerns the small matter of his life.• There remains, as ever, the little matter of finance.• On a good day, the building would be almost entirely rented-apart from the small matter of signing the contract.• But first there's the small matter of a semi-final clash that has split the household down the middle.• This operation was tricky because there was the little matter of taking off my trousers and putting on my shorts.• Then there was the small matter of my physical fitness. → the little/small matter of something at matter1(23)
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