small beer

Noun

Meaning

something of small importance

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

trivia trifle triviality bagatelle nothing copper cipher coinage nonsense trash froth frivolity peanuts technicality small fry

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Antonyms

gargantuan be all and end all torchbearer household name big problem central part

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Hypernyms

object physical object

Hyponyms

bagatelle frivolity fluff frippery

Examples

That questionable superfluity small beer. Douglas William Jerrold

Were I Diogenes, I would not move out of a kilderkin into a hogshead, though the first had had nothing but small beer in it, and the second reeked claret. Charles Lamb

Small beer comes the last. Danish Proverb

He does not think small beer of himself. Latin Proverb

It was common for workers (including sailors ) who engaged in heavy physical labor to drink more than 10 imperial pints (5.7 litres) of small beer during a workday to slake their thirst. Source: Internet

In art and history Literature Metaphorically, small beer means a trifle, or a thing of little importance. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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