small beer

1. (countable, uncountable)Beer with a low alcoholic content, usually between 0.5% and 2.8%.

   Dünnbier

2. (UK, figuratively, uncountable)Something that is of relatively little importance.

   The income from standard widgets is small beer compared to the income from the gold-plated ones.

   something of small importance

3. (countable, uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see small, beer.

1. "I heard you won the lottery. Should I congratulate you?" "I won, but only thirty euros, so it was only small beer."

   de„Ich habe gehört, du hättest im Lotto gewonnen. Darf man gratulieren?“ – „Gewonnen schon, aber nur 30 Euro, also nicht der Rede wert.“

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