It's small beans compared to what happens next.

She speared a small green bean on her fork and tasted it.

And so far you have nibbled on one very small bean.

Then again, after the politics of the Great Lords, our little quarrels probably seem small beans.

They're small, firm beans that hold their shape well when cooked.

Set against events in Europe, General Noriega is small beans.

Yes, but even things like that are pretty small beans compared to what can and does go on in the world every year.

Because they are younger, the smaller beans are a bit more tender.

This is how the test was made: A small brown bean full of poison was crushed and put into water.

Now her parents' divorce seemed like very small beans.