[TOP]small beer ˌsmall 'beer (BrE) (NAmEˌsmall po'tatoes) noun əu] (informal) a person or thing that has no great importance or value, especially when compared with sb / sth else (相比较之下)无足轻重的人(或事物)[TOP]small beerUK (US small potatoes) noun uncountable informal » something that does not seem important when compared to something else 无足轻重的事物 The insurance premium is small beer compared to what we'd have to pay if the house burnt down. 和房子万一被烧毁时我们的损失相比，保险金就微不足道了。 [TOP]small beer
1.N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词 无关紧要的事情;琐事 If you say that something is small beer, you mean that it is unimportant in comparison with something else.
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Such roles are small beer compared with the fame she once enjoyed. 和她曾经享有的名气相比，这样的角色真的算不了什么。