WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
small′ beer′, 
    1. Wineweak beer.
    2. British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Slang.]matters or persons of little or no importance.
    • 1560–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
small beer n
  1. informal chiefly Brit people or things of no importance
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