Problematic idiom 🙁

In recent times the price of everything has gone up and customers are feeling crushed by inflation. 😢 Asked about the price being paid for whatever is happening with Iran at this time, the administration tried to assuage concerns by calling it “small potatoes”. Hoping to find some joy by looking at the price of small potatoes I searched online. From what I saw it’s safe to say my expectations were not matched, they were mashed 🙁👎 Not fun to find small potatoes = Big 💲💲💲. Time to attack inflation on a Warsh footing! Also, next time more appropriate idiom usage please 🙏