little more than

little more than
used for emphasizing that someone or something is not at all important or impressive

The ancient canal is now little more than a muddy ditch.

The governor treated our protests as nothing more than a minor nuisance.

Thesaurus: words used for saying that something is unimportantsynonym
Main entry: more

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little more than (or little better than)
: not much more or better than (something) : only slightly more or better than (something)

They ate little more than ice cream and hot dogs all day.

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