Collocations for "petty"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "petty" in context.
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petty
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a petty [crime, offense, charge]
- [arrested, detained, booked] for a petty [crime]
- petty theft
- petty [thugs, youths, criminals, gangs, crimes, tyrants]
- is a petty thief
- petty crime is [falling, increasing]
- petty crime is [rife, widespread, common]
- [booked, arrested] by the petty officer
- the Chief Petty Officer
- [such, these, their] petty concerns
- petty [arguments, grievances, discussions]
- petty [views, minds, thoughts]
- [exacted, sought, took] petty revenge (on)
- stop being (so) petty!
- don't be petty!
- Why are you acting so petty?
- is being petty about
- (there's) no need to get petty (over)
- that was a petty thing to [say, do]
- [use, add to, count, pay from] the petty cash
'petty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):