мелкая рыбёшка; мальки; мелюзга(This small fry has broken my window again with a football ball. — Эта мелюзга опят разбила моё окно футбольным мячом.); доходяга(Artjaazz); мелкий; мелочь; незначительный; ребячий; мелкая сошка(He may be the big man back home, but he's a small fry here. • He claimed that 95 per cent of the force was corrupt and said he was only 'a small fry compared with what my fellow officers were taking. • He is only a small fry, there's no need to bother with him. • The prosecution did not go after the alleged big operator behind the crime, instead targeting a small fry while allowing the big sharks to escape.; The local politicians are just small fry • Big talking, Small fry You 're just an old barrow-boy... (Queen)); рыбья мелочь(I *think* this is better for US usage Liv Bliss)
мелкого пошиба(The designation essentially severs the institution from the global banking system, but it is only a small-fry player. • A key suspect in the Bali bomb attacks told an Indonesian court on Thursday that he was only a "small-fry terrorist".4uzhoj)
