微不足道的人；無關緊要的事；瑣事 (trivia)。
例句：
- Randy owns a lot of property but he is still small beer compared to Kevin. (蘭迪擁有許多資產，但跟凱文比起來，他仍然算不了什麼)
- My mother is busy with small beer every day. (我母親每天忙於瑣事)
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