small talk
idiomIdle conversation, typically regarding innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.
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all talk and no cider
All talk and no results.
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big fish in a small pond
One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.
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big talk
Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.
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coffee talk
Informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.
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if these walls could talk
Used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.
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in no small measure
To a very great extent.
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in no small part
Synonym of in no small measure.
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one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
(used imitatively) A cliché used to exaggerate an accomplishment or milestone.