small wonder | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Aneventorfactwhosecauseorrationaleis not difficult todiscern; anunsurprisingoccurrence.1891,F. Marion Crawford, chapter 24, inThe Witch of Prague:Small wonderif he had loved her for herself, she was so beautiful.1908February 19,Jack London, chapter 1, inThe Iron Heel, New York, N.Y.:The Macmillan Company; London:Macmillan & Co.,→OCLC:Small wonderthat I am restless. I think, and think, and I cannot cease from thinking.1910,Rabindranath Tagore,The King of the Dark Chamber, Scene 1:Small wonderthat you can't believe my words—you who think yourself sage enough to reject the opinions of your parents and superiors.1929,Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 2, inMonster Men:That she was beautiful and intelligent could not be denied, and so it wassmall wonderthat she might appeal strongly to any man.2004August 16, Jeremy Caplan, “What's Cool In the Pool”, inTime:Small wonderthe average cost of new pools has leaped past $30,000.2024January 10, 'Industry Insider', “Success built on liberalisation and market freedom”, inRAIL, number1000, page69:In retrospect, it wassmall wonderthat Railtrack found its finances under pressure, as with ever increasing demand there was an inevitable effect on infrastructure renewals. Matters came to a head with the Hatfield accident on October 17 2000, when there was a high-speed derailment as a result of deferred track maintenance.

Examples:

EN: She's gone from you, and small wonder.
ES: Se ha marchado.
EN: I am going to...to present a small wonder.
ES: Me permito presentarles un pequeño fenómeno.
EN: Going by the laundry, small wonder that he's run off...
ES: No me extraña que aquél se haya largado, con esta ropa...
EN: Well, it's no small wonder.
ES: Bueno, no es de extrañar.
EN: -small wonder.
ES: - No me extraña.
EN: Well, small wonder.
ES: - No es raro.
ES: Bueno, pequeña maravilla.
EN: You won't let me see your room. Well, small wonder. I'll bet you could practically grow potatoes in there.
ES: A veces pienso que tienes puré de papas en lugar de sesos...
EN: It's no small wonder that you've withheld so much.
ES: No es una pequeña sorpresa, la que usted reprimió tanto.
EN: "And small wonder. "Mr. Golyadkin had fully recognized his nocturnal friend.
ES: Golyadkin acababa de reconocer a su amigo nocturno.
EN: Sneakers... small wonder.
ES: Si a mí no me extraña nada.
EN: It is small wonder that the boy is the way he is.
ES: Es poco milagro que el niño sea como es.
EN: Oh, small wonder that, for 'tis within my heart they find their home.
ES: Encuentran su hogar dentro de mi corazón.
EN: No, you were just going to hold her hostage instead. It is a small wonder she is identifying with her kidnappers.
ES: No es de extrañar que se identifique con sus secuestradores.
EN: The small wonder.
ES: El pequeño maravilla.
EN: Real small wonder of nature.
ES: Un pequeño verdadero milagro de la naturaleza.

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