Doctors described her recovery as a 'minor miracle'. [=her health was very bad and doctors were not sure if she would recover]
He spent many years in the 'minor leagues' before being called up to the major leagues.
The police decided he was a 'minor leaguer' in the drug trafficking world.
(..) make me look pretty. I'm here to help you make an impression. Now usually, they dress people in their close to their district. Yeah. We're called minors. Yeah. But I don't want to do that. I'm gonna do something that they're gonna remember. Did they explain about trying to get sponsors? We'll see. (..)2012 The Hunger Games