If you say that something is small beer , you mean that it is unimportant in comparison with something else. ( BRIT )
Such roles are small beer compared with the fame she once enjoyed.
= peanuts
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If you say that something is small beer , you mean that it is unimportant in comparison with something else. ( BRIT )
Such roles are small beer compared with the fame she once enjoyed.
= peanuts
N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006