small beer

• Expression britannique informelle désignant quelque chose de trivial, sans importance ou de peu de valeur ou de signification.

An informal British expression referring to something trivial, unimportant, or of little value or significance.

1. Something unimportantC1informalbritish

   Something that is trivial, insignificant, or of little value or importance.

   bagatelle

   • Compared to the company's overall budget, the cost of new chairs is small beer.
   • He thinks his problems are huge, but they're small beer next to what others face.
   • Don't worry about that mistake; it's small beer in the grand scheme of things.