great and small
Great是「偉大的」，small是「渺小的」，這樣一對反義詞放在一起就構成了一個新的意思，指「大大小小；高低貴賤」。
釋義：
Encompassing a wide variety of people or things.
包括各種各樣的人或事
例句：
No, no, we'll write about your missing bird. As the town's only newspaper, we cover all stories, great and small.
不，不，我們會寫你失蹤的鳥。作為鎮上唯一的報紙，我們報導所有的大事小事。
Everyone, great and small, is affected by these changes.
所有的人，無論高低貴賤，都要受到這些變化的影響。
great minds think alike
好的想法都是相似的，換成俗語來講就是「英雄所見略同」。
釋義：
said to someone just after you have discovered that they have had the same idea as you
英雄所見略同
例句：
I know what you're thinking. Because greatminds think alike.
我知道你在想什麼。這叫英雄所見略同。
go great guns
釋義：
to go fast or successfully
做得快；順利；成功
例句：
For the first 400 metres he was going great guns, but then he fell and that lost him the race.
前400米他跑得很順利，但後來摔了一跤，導致他輸掉了比賽。
no great shakes
釋義：
not very good
並不太好的，不怎麼樣的，並不高明的
例句：
I'm afraid I am no great shakes as a cook/at cooking!
恐怕我做飯不太在行！
small beer
(美式英語中也說成small potatoes)
釋義：
something that does not seem important when compared to something else
無足輕重的事物
例句：
The insurance premium is small beer compared to what we'd have to pay if the house burned down.
同房子萬一被燒毀時我們的損失相比，保險金就微不足道了。
be a big fish in a small pond
Big fish是大魚，small pond則是小池塘，big fish in a small pond小池塘裡的大魚， 其實就是形容小地方的大人物，小圈子裡的傑出者。
釋義：
to have a lot of influence only over a small area
是小池中的大魚；僅在小範圍內很有影響
例句：
He has no interest in living in large, competitive cities. He'd rather be a big fish in a small pond.
他不願意住在競爭激烈的大城市，他寧當雞頭，不作鳳尾。
with a small "c", "d", etc.
釋義：
used to say something is more general or less extreme than the usual meaning
用來形容更普遍的或不那麼極端的情況
例句：
She is deeply conservative with a small "c" (= has traditional values, rather than being a member or supporter of the Conservative Party).
儘管不是保守黨的成員，她卻是一個非常保守的人。
Management is all about politics with a small "p".
管理儘管不完全是玩政治，但確實是一種權術。
來源：每日學英語公眾號
Washington, who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War, overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will.
詞彙突破
bravery [ˈbreɪvəri]
n. 勇敢；勇氣
grant [ɡrænt]
v. （合法地）授予，允許；（勉強）承認，同意
n. （政府）撥款，補助金；授予，給予；合法轉讓，正式授予
結構分析
其該句子的主幹結構是：主語 Washington + 謂語 overcame + 賓語 the strong opposition。狀語 to grant his slaves their freedom in his will 修飾主幹。其中 who 引導的是非限定性定語從句修飾 Washington，該句中又有一個 that 引導的從句作 believe 的賓語。其中 during the Revolutionary War 是時間狀語。
參考譯文
只是在美國獨立戰爭期間目睹了黑人士兵的勇敢之後，華盛頓才開始認為人人生來平等。他在克服了親友的強烈反對之後，在遺囑中給予自己的奴隸們以自由。