British, American & Australian, informal, American & Australian, informal

something that is not important, especially when compared to something else.

A loan of that size is small beer - these banks are lending millions of pounds a day.

And we are not talking small potatoes - building the airport means many people in the area will lose their homes.

• turn a deaf ear to
• turn a deaf ear to something
• turn against
• turn against someone
• turn a hair
• turn a profit
• turn around
• turn a trick
• turn away
• turn back on
• turn back on someone
• turn back on something
• turn back the clock
• turn down
• turn down someone
• turn down something
• turn full circle
• turn hand to
• turn hand to something
• turn heads
• turn in
• turn in grave
• turn inside out
• turn in someone
• turn in something