Bit
Bit noun - A very small piece.
Usage example: she left only a bit of the broccoli on her plate
Nearby Word: bite
Pot
Pot noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: made a pot of money in the real estate market
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The tricky bit here is that the Mole wants missions to fail so the pot of prize money remains low, whereas everyone else wants to win missions and raise the pot.
Source: Red Herring Mole -
In a franchise that allows and even encourages wholesale pot destruction, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword manages to sneak in a bit of this.
Source: Laser-Guided Karma -
There's also the alien that looked like a pepper pot, described as beeping, so... it's a bit of a twofer.
Source: Literature / Good Omens
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