"I feel small next to Hemingway," the young student of creative writing said.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
feel small — To feel insignificant, cheap, ashamed, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑small * * * feel/look/small phrase to feel or look ashamed or unimportant, especially because of something that someone has said or done He’s the sort of person who enjoys making other … Useful english dictionary
feel small — feel humiliated, feel ashamed; feel petty or small minded; feel insignificant … English contemporary dictionary
feel small — ► feel (or look) small feel (or look) contemptibly weak or insignificant. Main Entry: ↑small … English terms dictionary
feel small — idi to be ashamed or mortified … From formal English to slang
make someone feel small — make (someone) feel small to say something which makes someone feel not important or stupid. As a manager you have to be able to criticize people but you don t want to make them feel small … New idioms dictionary
make feel small — make (someone) feel small to say something which makes someone feel not important or stupid. As a manager you have to be able to criticize people but you don t want to make them feel small … New idioms dictionary
make one feel small — index browbeat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
small — [smôl] adj. [ME smal, narrow, slender < OE smæl, akin to Ger schmal, narrow < IE base * (s)mēlo , smaller animal: see MAL ] 1. little in size, esp. when compared with others of the same kind; not large or big; limited in size 2. a) little… … English World dictionary
small — small1 W1S1 [smo:l US smo:l] adj comparative smaller superlative smallest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(not important)¦ 3 no small degree/achievement/task etc 4¦(young)¦ 5 small business/firm/farmer etc 6¦(letter)¦ 7 conservative with a small c /democrat… … Dictionary of contemporary English
small — 1 /smO:l/ adjective 1 SIZE not large in size or amount: He s a small man, only five feet tall. | Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in Europe. | No, not that one the small one with the red handle! | a smaller increase in the inflation… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
