small beer
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You can argue the plan is small beer relative to the scale of Germany’s challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
At the blog Why Evolution is True, biostatistician Gregory Mayer described Farina and Gibbon's findings as "small beer."
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2022
Everything is small beer if you're a United fan.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2021
In the midst of the multiple crises facing American higher education, tweaking tenure review and campus public relations may sound like small beer.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2021
His missus sipped Jenny’s chowder, shuddered at the taste, and reached for her mug of small beer.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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