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Definition of small beer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

small beer

noun
 
/ˌsmɔːl ˈbɪə(r)/
 
/ˌsmɔːl ˈbɪr/
(British English)
(North American English small potatoes)
[uncountable] (informal)
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  1. a person or thing that has no great importance or value, especially when compared with somebody/something else
    • Compared to all that had happened to him recently, this latest crisis seemed fairly small beer.

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