N people or things of no importance 小人物; 琐事 [英国英语] [非正式]
这不是个小数目。
Even the dollar's recent drop is small beer.
甚至美元在近期贬值也是微不足道的。
Now, says one Bank economist privately, Doha could mean only "small beer" for the poor.
一位银行经济学家私下透露,现在的多哈谈判对穷人来讲意义不大。
One drink equals a bottle or can of beer, a medium glass of wine or a very small glass of liquor.
VOA: special.2009.09.08
Now, thank God it didn't develop into an aversion to beer but-- Small miracles.
谢天谢地,这件事情并没让我现在对啤酒感到厌恶-,真是个小奇迹啊。
"It's so simple. With a two-liter bottle you add sugar, you add extract, you add a small amount of yeast and water, cap it up and in two days they've got root beer.
VOA: special.2011.08.01
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